White Sun of the Desert Standard Edition Blu-ray

Deaf Crocodile will issue a standard Blu-ray edition of Vladimir Motyl's classic film White Sun of the Desert (1970), starring Anatoly Kuznetsov, Spartak Mishulin, Kakhi Kavsadze, Pavel Luspekayev, and Nikolai Godovikov. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on March 24.

White Sun of the Desert is a classic Soviet film about a Red Army soldier, Fyodor Sukhov, who is demobilized during the Russian Civil War and ordered to guard the harem of a bandit leader named Abdullah. While trying to return home to his wife, Sukhov is forced to protect the women, leading to a series of adventures and conflicts as he tries to survive the desert and defeat Abdullah's forces. Cinematography by Eduard Rozovsky (Amphibian Man).

One of the most popular Soviet films ever made, WHITE SUN has been beautifully restored by Mosfilm for its first-ever U.S. Blu-ray release through Deaf Crocodile, in association with Seagull Films. In Russian with English subtitles.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• NEW RESTORATION OF THE FILM BY MOSFILM
• NEW audio commentary by film historian Rolf Giesen
• NEW essays by Russian film scholar Peter Rollberg
• NEW essay by film critic Walter Chaw
• NEW video interview with Russian expert on Red Westerns, author Sergey Lavrentyev
• NEW artwork by Beth Morris
• In Russian, with English subtitles
• REGION-A "LOCKED"