The Rebel Son is a 1938 British historical adventure film directed by Adrian Brunel and starring Harry Baur, Anthony Bushell and Roger Livesey.[1][2] Patricia Roc also appears in her first screen role.[3] It is a re-working by Alexander Korda of Granowski's 1936 French film adaptation of the Russian novel Taras Bulba by Russian classic writer Nikolai Gogol, set in the 17th century Ukraine.[4]
It was also known by the alternative titles The Barbarian and the Lady or The Rebel Son of Taras Bulba.[1]
Cast
- Harry Baur as Taras Bulba
- Anthony Bushell as Andrei Bulba
- Roger Livesey as Peter Bulba
- Patricia Roc as Marina
- Joan Gardner as Galka
- Frederick Culley as Prince Zammitsky
- Bernard Miles as Polish Prisoner
- Joe Cunningham as Sachka
- Charles Farrell as Tovkatch
- Stafford Hilliard as Stutterer
- Ann Wemyss as Selima
References
- ^ a b "The Rebel Son (1939)". BFI. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019.
- ^ "The Rebel Son" – via mubi.com.
- ^ Bergan, Ronald (31 December 2003). "Actress Patricia Roc, Rank starlet seen as the epitome of the English rose". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
- ^ "The Rebel's Son (1939) - Adrian Brunel, Albert de Courville, Alexis Granowsky | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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