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The Song of the Don Cossacks (1956)
Directed by Géza von Bolváry
Overview
After the death of his Russian mother, nine-year-old orphan Peter lives with Professor Hartmann and his daughter Helga, who cares for him like a mother. Peter is very musical. He especially loves the melancholy songs of the Don Cossack Choir, which remind him of his mother. Because the boy has suffered from a severe heart defect since birth, his doctor, Dr. Stark, has forbidden him any excitement, including music. When one day the Don Cossack Choir’s tour bus breaks down near Peter’s house with engine trouble, the little boy meets the conductor Serge Jaroff and his famous singers in person.
Length 95 minutes
Actors
Claus Biederstaedt | Paul Hörbiger | Sabine Bethmann | Stefan Haar | Willy Fritsch | Gunnar Möller | Serge Jaroff | Alice Treff | Hans Richter | Carla Hagen | Elfie Pertramer | Else Reval | Emmy Burg | Bruno W. Pantel