Natalka Poltavka (1936)
1h 11m
Running Time
December 24, 1936Release Date
Natalka Poltavka (1936)
1h 11m
Running Time
December 24, 1936Release Date
Plot.
This film is the first adaptation of an operetta written by Ukrainian composer Mykola Lysenko. It follows the trials and tribulations of Natalka and Peter (Petro). The sweethearts planned to get married; however, Natalka's father does not approve of the marriage because Petro was not affluent enough to keep Natalka in the manner he thought that she should be kept. Petro goes off to earn the required fortune.
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Cast & Crew.
M. Platonov
Petro
Ekaterina Osmyalovskaya
Natalka
Mariia Lytvynenko-Volhemut
Natalka
Ivan Patorzhinsky
Vyborniy Makohonenko
Stepan Shkurat
Mikola, Petro's friend
G. Manko
Vozny Tetervakovsky
Ivan Kavaleridze
Director
Ivan Kotliarevsky
Writer
Yu. Shestakevska
Terpelecha Harpina (Natalka's mother)
Mykola Lysenko
Composer
Maya Simashkevych
Art Direction
G. Khimchenko
Cinematographer
F. Kornyev
Cinematographer
Vladimir Yorish
Original Music Composer
V. Kutinska
Production Design
Tsuniya Mayer
Art Direction
M. Stepanov
Production Director
M. Bogoyavlensky
Assistant Director
Vasili Lapoknysh
Assistant Director
Andriy Demydenko
Sound Recordist
Andrei Prakhov
Sound Recordist
Details.
Release DateDecember 24, 1936
Original NameНаталка Полтавка
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 11m
Genres
Wiki.
For the opera, see Natalka Poltavka (opera): For Ivan Kotlyarevsky's play, see Natalka Poltavka.
Natalka Poltavka is a 1936 Ukrainian feature film directed by Ivan Kavaleridze and shot by the Ukrainfilm studio. The film was remade in 1969 at the Dovzhenko Film Studios. The film was based on the opera by Mykola Lysenko (1842—1912), based on the play of the same name by Ivan Kotlyarevsky. The film was then reshot in 1937 by Vasyl Avramenko, the first Ukrainian film produced in the United States, and again in 1978 under the direction of Rodion Yukhymenko. This new version was extended to 90 minutes.