The Cossacks (1928 film)
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Music director William Axt, Paul Lamkoff Country United States | 8.2/10 IMDb Genre Drama Duration | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Language Silent
English intertitles Director George W. Hill
Clarence Brown Release date June 23, 1928 (1928-06-23) Based on The Cossacks
by Leo Tolstoy Writer John Colton (titles), Frances Marion (adaptation), Frances Marion (screenplay), Leo Tolstoy (novel) Directors George W. Hill, Clarence Brown Screenplay Frances Marion, John Colton Cast John Gilbert (Lukashka), Renée Adorée (Maryana), Ernest Torrence (Ivan), Nils Asther (Prince Olenin Stieshneff), Paul Hurst (Sitchi), Dale Fuller (Ulitka (Maryana's mother))Similar movies John Gilbert and Ernest Torrence appear in The Cossacks and Twelve Miles Out | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Cossacks is a 1928 American silent drama film produced and distributed by MGM and directed by George Hill and Clarence Brown. The film stars John Gilbert and Renée Adorée and is based on the 1863 novel The Cossacks by Leo Tolstoy.
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Production
The Cossacks was beset with problems due to MGM executives requesting various script changes during filming. Frances Marion, who wrote the screenplay, became frustrated by the numerous requests and later said she "lost track of what the story was really about and the material seemed frayed on all edges." The film's stars John Gilbert and Renée Adorée complained about the numerous rewrites and felt their roles were "not worthy".
Before filming completed, director George W. Hill requested that he be removed as director as he did not like the film's subject matter and had tired of Gilbert and Adorée's complaints. Clarence Brown was later hired to reshoot several scenes and ultimately completed the film.
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