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Dersu Uzala
1975
· Movie
· 142 min
A
MEANRANK
85/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #117
- IMDb #181
- Rotten Tomatoes #1279
- Letterboxd #138
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #191
- Criticker #80
Every rating
75–98
out of 100
In the early 20th century, a Russian army explorer is surveying the harsh Siberian wilderness. He meets and hires Dersu Uzala, an elderly nomadic hunter, to be his guide. The two men, from completely different worlds, form a deep and respectful friendship as Dersu's profound wisdom and unique relationship with nature repeatedly saves the expedition from disaster. The film is a meditation on civilization's clash with the natural world.
Details
- Director
- Akira Kurosawa
- Writers
- Akira Kurosawa, Yuriy Nagibin
- Based on
- Dersu Uzala by Vladimir Arsenyev
- Studio
- Daiei Film, Mosfilm
- Released
- 2 August 1975
- Country
- Japan, Soviet Union
- Language
- Russian, Chinese
- Runtime
- 142 min
- Rated
- G
- Budget
- $4.0M
- Awards
- 6 wins, 0 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 6 →1 major award won · 6 wins from 6 nominations across 4 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1976 | Best Foreign Language Film | Dersu Uzala | Winner |
| David di Donatello 1977 | Best Foreign Director | Akira Kurosawa | Winner |
| David di Donatello 1977 | David Special Award | Mosfilm | Winner |
| Nastro d'Argento 1977 | Director of Best Foreign Film | Akira Kurosawa | Winner |
| Moscow International Film Festival 1975 | Golden Prize | Dersu Uzala | Winner |
| Moscow International Film Festival 1975 | Prix FIPRESCI | Dersu Uzala | Winner |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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6 awards — Dersu Uzala
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Academy Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Dersu Uzala | Winner |
David di Donatello
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Foreign Director | Akira Kurosawa | Winner |
| David Special Award | Mosfilm | Winner |
Moscow International Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Golden Prize | Dersu Uzala | Winner |
| Prix FIPRESCI | Dersu Uzala | Winner |
Nastro d'Argento
1 nomination, 1 won
| Director of Best Foreign Film | Akira Kurosawa | Winner |