Quiet Flows the Don
Seen it?1957 | 340 min | Drama, History
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for history buffs. If you loved 1917 or Schindler's List, start here.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 5 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 5 hr 40 min.
- It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1957: an older pace and style.
Based on the novel of the same name by Mikhail Sholokhov, about the fate of people broken by the First World War, the October Revolution of 1917 and the Civil War in Russia (1917-1922), about the collapse of the foundations and ideals of the Don Cossacks of Russia at the beginning of the XX century, about the personal tragedy of the protagonist — Grigoriy Melekhov.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 9K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Sergei Gerasimov
- Danylo IlchenkoПантелей Прокофьевич Мелехов
- Anastasiya FilippovaИльинична
- Pyotr GlebovГригорий
- Nikolai SmirnovПётр
- Lyudmila KhityaevaДарья
- Natalya ArkhangelskayaДуняшка
- Aleksei BlagovestovСтепан Астахов
- Elina BystritskayaАксинья
- Aleksandr ZhukovМирон Григорьевич Коршунов
- Aleksandra DenisovaЛукинична