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
Japanese release poster
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
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Dersu Uzala was a Nanai trapper and hunter in the Okhotsk–Manchurian taiga. He worked as a guide for Vladimir Arsenyev, who immortalized him in his 1923 book Dersu Uzala. The book was adapted into two
Dersu Uzala (1975 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 multiple expeditions in the early 20th century…
Uzala posing for a photo with his Berdan and hunting accessories, 1906
Memorial stone for Uzala in Korfovsky
Monument for Uzala in Arsenyev