SKU 5386 Availability THE CAPTIVATING STAR OF HAPPINESS (1975) * with switchable English subtitles * Vladimir Motyl, Oleg Osetinskiy (as O. Osetinsky) | 1 more credit » Stars: Irina Kupchenko, Aleksey Batalov, Natalya Bondarchuk Be the first to review this product $13.99 Qty: Add to cart Email a friend Question about product? Add to wishlist DetailsExisting reviews In December 1825, distinguished members of the Russian military --- most of whom were quite affluent and of noble lineage --- take it upon themselves to stir up a revolution against the autocratic and tyrannical Czar Nikolai I in the wake of his not honoring (or even acknowledging) the drafting of a constitution for the Russian people. The revolution fails miserably and the conspirators (known as the Decembrists) are weeded out by the Czar himself. One by one, each of the conspirators confess and are systematically exiled to Siberia, slated to work and die in a mine. The wives of the conspirators are given the choice of leaving the bosom of wealth and family (including their own children) to be with their husbands in the brutal Siberian locale. If they agree to this, they face having their illustrious social stations stripped away and experiencing disdain from everyone around them. Among these remarkable women is a princess exiled from France, who fell in love with a man soon to be exiled. This film is the story of the women's unfathomable sacrifice and their dogged desire to be reunited with the men they love, despite the conditions and the circumstances. DVD-R is in Russian with switchable English subtitles. Approx. 158 mins. See film sample for audio and video quality! Be the first to review this product Related products 2 DVD SET: PETER THE FIRST (1981/86) * with... $24.99 4 DVD SET: WAR AND PEACE (1968) *with switch... $39.99 ILYA MUROMETS (1956) * with switchable Englis... $13.99 THE HEROES OF SHIPKA (Geroite na Shipka) (1955... $13.99 THE HOUSE ON TRUBNAYA (1928) * with switchabl... $13.99 THE SEVENTH COMPANION (1967) * with switchabl... $13.99 UKRAINIAN RHAPSODY (1961) * with switchable... $13.99 WHITE EAGLE (BYELYY ORYOL) (1928) * with swi... $13.99 WHITE SUN OF THE DESERT (1969) * with switchab... $13.99 < > Customers who bought this item also bought THE SEVENTH COMPANION (1967) * with switchabl... $13.99 ICH WAR NEUNZEHN (1968) * with switchable Eng... $13.99 DIVISIONE FOLGORE (Folgore Division) (El Alamei... $13.99 MANY WARS AGO (1970) * with switchable Englis... $13.99 FLOWER AND SNAKE (1974) * with switchable Eng... $13.99 WALLENSTEIN (1987) $11.99 I DELFINI (Silver Spoon Set) (1960) * with swi... $13.99 LISSY (1957) * with switchable English, Spani... $13.99 VASILISA THE BEAUTIFUL (Vasilisa Prekrasnaya)... $13.99 RUSLAN AND LUDMILA (1972) * with switchable E... $13.99 THE FIFTH OFFENSIVE (Battle of Sutjeska) (1973)... $13.99 MY WAY HOME (Így jöttem) (1965) * with switcha... $13.99 PROSTOI SLUCHAI (A Simple Case) (1932) * wit... $13.99 DAS ANDERE ICH (1941) * with switchable Engli... $13.99 JAN HUS - (1st Part of Hussite Trilogy) (1954)... $13.99 JAN ZIZKA - (2nd Part of Hussite Trilogy) (195... $13.99 PROTI VSEM - (3rd Part of Hussite Trilogy) (19... $13.99 THREE FILMS on 2 DVDs SET: ALEXANDER NEVSKY (O... $16.99 ES GESCHAH AM 20 JULI (1955) * with switchabl... $13.99 DREYFUS (1930) *with switchable English subtitles* $13.99 DER ZERBROCHENE KRUG (The Broken Jug) (1937) *... $13.99 DER ARZT VON STALINGRAD (1958) (The Doctor of S... $13.99 ONLY OLD MEN ARE GOING TO BATTLE (1975) * wit... $13.99 3 DVD SET: JAN HUS; JAN ZIZKA; PROTI VSEM - TH... $35.99 DIE GRÄFIN VON MONTE CHRISTO (The Countess of M... $13.99 < > Product tags Zvezda plenitelnogo schastya (1) , the star of fascinating happiness (1) , Звезда пленительного счастья (1)