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The Song of the Don Cossacks

6.5 95 mins Drama   Music   1956
Berolina-Film  
Director(s): Géza von Bolváry

Release Date: 14 Wed, Nov 1956

After the death of his Russian mother, nine-year-old orphan Peter lives with Professor Hartmann and his daughter Helga, who cares for him like a mother. Peter is very musical. He especially loves the melancholy songs of the Don Cossack Choir, which remind him of his mother. Because the boy has suffered from a severe heart defect since birth, his doctor, Dr. Stark, has forbidden him any excitement, including music. When one day the Don Cossack Choir's tour bus breaks down near Peter's house with engine trouble, the little boy meets the conductor Serge Jaroff and his famous singers in person.

Casts of The Song of the Don Cossacks

Claus Biederstaedt

as Rolf Bender

Paul Hörbiger

as Professor Hartmann

Sabine Bethmann

as Helga, seine Tochter

Stefan Haar

as Peter

Willy Fritsch

as Chefarzt Dr. Burger

Gunnar Möller

as Dr. Heinz Stark

Serge Jaroff

as Himself

Alice Treff

as Elisabeth

Hans Richter

as Karl

Carla Hagen

as Anneliese

Elfie Pertramer

as Mutter

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