(Weiße Sonne der Wüste [de])
Soviet Union 1970
d: Vladimir Motyl'
Krupnyj plan (Region 0 ru)
sc: Valentin Ežov, Rustam Ibragimbekov
c: Ėduard Rozovskij (Color)
e: V. Nesterova
pd: Valerij Kostrin, Bella Manevič
m: Isaak Švarc (song lyrics by Bulat Okudžava)
p: Ėksperimentalenoe tvorčeskoe ob''edinenie Kinostudija Mosfil'm
w: Anatolij Kuznecov, Spartak Mišulin, Kakhi Kavsadze, Pavel Luspekaev, Raisa Kurkina, Tamara Fedotova, Nikolaj Godovikov, Musa Dudaev, Nikolaj Bad'ev, Valentin Kadočnikov
pr: 30 Mär 1970
rt: 80:01 min (PAL>NTSC transfer?, OL: 85 min)
dvd-rl: 18 Dez 2001
ar: 1.33:1 (4:3 Academy Ratio)
sd: Russian Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
st: --
supp: --
White Sun of the Desert is perhaps the best loved Russian film of all time, or at least one of the most popular. Its blend of action, comedy, music and drama have made it wildly successful and achieved the status of cult film in Soviet and Russian culture. The film has contributed many sayings to the Russian language (see below). Its main theme song, Your Excellency Lady Luck (Ваше благородие, госпожа Удача, music: Isaak Schwarz, lyrics: Bulat Okudzhava) became a huge hit for decades. The film was ritually watched by cosmonauts before many space launches.
