Dersu Uzala
There is man and beast at nature's mercy. There is awe and love and reverence. And there is the man called...
A military explorer meets and befriends a Goldi man in Russia’s unmapped forests.A deep and abiding bond evolves between the two men, one civilized in the usual sense, the other at home in the glacial Siberian woods.
- Director
- Akira Kurosawa
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Action
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12 billed performers
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A military explorer meets and befriends a Goldi man in Russia’s unmapped forests. A deep and abiding bond evolves between the two men, one civilized in the usual sense, the other at home in the glacial Siberian woods.
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Box Office & Release
- Budget
- $4M
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- Domestic gross
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- Release date
- Aug 2, 1975
- Runtime
- 2h 21m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- Russian
- Country
- Japan, Soviet Union
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