Dersu Uzala (1975 film)
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Dersu Uzala is a 1975 epic biographical film directed and co-written by Akira Kurosawa. Starring Maxim Munzuk and Yury Solomin, the film is based on the 1923 memoir by Russian explorer Vladimir Arseny
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The historical Vladimir Arsenyev and Dersu Uzala in 1906
During a low point in production Kurosawa was unable to fully realise his vision on Mt. Falaza (pictured).
Arsenyev (left) and Dersu (right) framed between celestial objects
Dersu Uzala (book)
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Dersu Uzala is a 1923 memoir by the Russian explorer Vladimir Arsenyev, concerning his travels in the Russian Far East with the Nanai hunter Dersu Uzala.
Dersu Uzala (1975 film)
…The Hunter) is a 1975 epic biographical film directed and co-written by Akira Kurosawa. Starring Maxim Munzuk and Yury Solomin, the film is based on the 1923 memoir (named for the native trapper Dersu Uzala) by Russian explorer Vladimir Arsenyev, about his exploration of the Russian Far East over the course of…
Still photo from the 1975 film Dersu Uzala, with Maxim Munzuk (left front) as Dersu
Dersu Uzala (1906). Photo by V. Arsenyev