Karmelyuk
1931 · 1h 7m · History, Drama
Skip it tonight unless you're a serious fan of Eastern European historical drama. While the dual-life premise of a peasant revolutionary posing as a nobleman has intrigue, this obscure Soviet-era film lacks the polish and accessibility of modern storytelling—and with no critical scores to validate it, you're taking a real gamble on your evening.
Plot
About the uprising of Ukrainian peasants under the leadership of the national hero Karmelyuk against landowners and Polish gentry. In the 1830s, Young Count Piglovsky returns to his estate from Paris. The carriage in which he is riding is surrounded by rebellious peasants. Their attempt to hang the master is canceled almost at the last moment, because it is not the count in the carriage, but his lackey - Ustym Karmelyuk. Ustym really serves as a lackey in the count's house and at the same time leads a peasant uprising. The government sends the army. In a fierce fight, Karmelyuk is almost captured, but he is saved by one of the serfs.
Director: Faust Lopatinskiy
Cast: Les Podorozhniy, Stepan Shahaida, Zinaida Pigulovich, Valentina Rovinskaya, Borys Karlash-Verbytskyi
