Movie · Comedy · War & Military

In Woody Allen's comic take on 19th-century Russian philosophical novels and the Soviet-era epic films made from them, Boris (Woody Allen) is a simple Russian villager who pines from afar for his beautiful cousin Sonja (Diane Keaton). Forced against his will into joining the Russian army during the Napoleonic Wars, the cowardly Boris accidentally becomes a military hero. But when his beloved Sonja comes to him with a dangerous patriotic scheme, Boris debates his desires and beliefs.

1975 · 1h 25m
Director Woody Allen

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In Woody Allen's comic take on 19th-century Russian philosophical novels and the Soviet-era epic films made from them, Boris (Woody Allen) is a simple Russian villager who pines from afar for his beautiful cousin Sonja (Diane Keaton). Forced against his will into joining the Russian army during the Napoleonic Wars, the cowardly Boris accidentally becomes a military hero. But when his beloved Sonja comes to him with a dangerous patriotic scheme, Boris debates his desires and beliefs.

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Average 8.1
Reviews 25
Fresh 25

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Studio
MGM
Released
1975
Run Time
1 hr 25 min
Regions of Origin
United States, Hungary
© 1975 ROLLINS & JOFFE PRODUCTIONS

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AAC), Russian (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC), English (United States) , Arabic , Chinese, Traditional , Dutch , French (France) , Indonesian , Korean , Portuguese (Brazil) , Portuguese (Portugal) , Spanish (Latin America) , Thai

Accessibility

Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.