Natalka Poltavka

Natalka Poltavka

86 mins | Romance, Music | Feb. 13, 1937

Based on the famous operetta, Natalka Poltavka was the first Ukrainian film directed in the USA. Natalka and Petro want to get married, but Natalka's father doesn't approve of the marriage — there are more affluent men in the village. Petro goes off to earn the required fortune.

Natalka Poltavka

86 mins | Romance, Music | Feb. 13, 1937

Natalka Poltavka
Based on the famous operetta, Natalka Poltavka was the first Ukrainian film directed in the USA. Natalka and Petro want to get married, but Natalka's father doesn't approve of the marriage — there are more affluent men in the village. Petro goes off to earn the required fortune.
Producers Avramenko Film Company
Original title Natalka Poltavka
Directors Michael Gann, Vasile Avramenko, Edgar G. Ulmer
Writers Ivan Kotliarevsky, Michael Gann, Vasile Avramenko

Cast

Thalia Sabanieeva

as Natalka

Dimitri Creona

as Petro

Olena Dibrova

as Terpylykha

Michael Shvetz

as Vyborny

Mathew Vodiany

as Vozny

Theodore Swystun

as Mykola

Vladimir Zelitsky

as Palamar

Lydia Berezovska

as Mariyka

Mykola Novak

as Landlord

Michael Skorobohach

as Office clerk