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Savage Hunt of King Stakh

1979·Thriller·2h 14m
7.1
★
A mystical drama based on a story by V. Korotkevich. The film is set in out-of-the-way Belarusian woodlands at the end of the 19th century. A young ethnographer, Andrej Bielarecki, comes here to research local folk legends…
Directed by Valery Rubinchik
family curse
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Cast

Boris Plotnikov
Boris Plotnikov
Andrey Beloretsky, ethnographer
Elena Dimitrova
Elena Dimitrova
Nadezhda Yanovskaya, mistress of the estate Marsh Yalins
Boris Khmelnitsky
Boris Khmelnitsky
Ales' Vorona
Albert Filozov
Albert Filozov
Ignatius Berman-Gatsevich, manager of the Janowski estate
Valentina Shendrikova
Valentina Shendrikova
Widow Mrs. Kulsha
Roman Filippov
Roman Filippov
pan Dubotovk
Mariya Kapnist
Mariya Kapnist
housekeeper
Viktor Ilichyov
Viktor Ilichyov
bailiff
Boris Romanov
Boris Romanov
forensic investigator
Yuriy Dubrovin
Yuriy Dubrovin
forensic doctor
Alexander Kharitonov
Alexander Kharitonov
Andrey Svetilovich
Igor Klass
Igor Klass
Rygor

Crew

Valery Rubinchik
Valery Rubinchik
Director
Valery Rubinchik
Valery Rubinchik
Writer
Evgeniy Glebov
Evgeniy Glebov
Original Music Composer
Vladimir Korotkevich
Vladimir Korotkevich
Novel

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kopusha
kopusha
8.0★ · 03/08/26
Savage Hunt of King Stakh
багровый пик по-беларусски
багровый пик по-беларусски
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cici
cici
8.0★ · 02/13/26
Savage Hunt of King Stakh
underrated gothic film with GORGEOUS costume design. i would kill for nadezhda’s white ball gown.
underrated gothic film with GORGEOUS costume design. i would kill for nadezhda’s white ball gown.
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Katie Whelan
Katie WhelanPRO
7.0★ · 01/23/26
Savage Hunt of King Stakh
Visually stunning, probably would've rated it higher but I wasn't able to find any English subtitles for it. So definitely missing several key points.
Visually stunning, probably would've rated it higher but I wasn't able to find any English subtitles for it. So definitely missing several key points.
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Cinergy
Cinergy
8.0★ · 01/08/26
Savage Hunt of King Stakh
A bunch of wonderfully, hauntingly lingering folkloric images amidst a patchwork of Russian history and myth. Probably a little longer than needed in the runtime but the imagery will stick in my head.
A bunch of wonderfully, hauntingly lingering folkloric images amidst a patchwork of Russian history and myth. Probably a little longer than needed in the runtime but the imagery will stick in my head.
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Em El
Em El
8.0★ · 09/14/25
Savage Hunt of King Stakh
You know it’s a Belarusian film when they take a break from the mystery to duel in a fucking potato cellar
You know it’s a Belarusian film when they take a break from the mystery to duel in a fucking potato cellar
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