The momentous film stars Mykola Nademskyi as the grandfather of Tymish, whom he alerts to the secret treasure buried in the mountains of Zvenygora – a treasure that rightfully belongs to his homeland. The film wonderfully blends both lyricism and politics and uses its central construct to build a montage praising Ukrainian industrialization, attacking the bourgeoisie, celebrating the beauty of the Ukrainian steppe and retelling ancient folklore. Sergei Eisenstein said of the film, "As the lights...
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Mykola Nademskyia symbolic old man / a Tsar General
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Semen Svashenkoa Red Army soldier Tymish, first grandson
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Les Podorozhniya Petliurite Pavlo, second grandson