本片改编自尼古拉·果戈里(1809—1852)的早期作品、同名长篇历史小说《塔拉斯·布尔巴》。 小说塑造了哥萨克英雄布尔巴的形象,歌颂了民族解放斗争和人民爱国主义精神。 相同题材曾经由俄罗斯班底在1924年拍摄于德国。本次重拍，由苏联人民演员、乌克兰的鲍格丹·斯图普卡（Bogdan Stupka）扮演哥萨克老英雄塔拉斯·布尔巴，伊戈尔·彼得连科（Igor Petrenko）扮演老英雄的小儿子。

美国拍的版本，尤.伯连纳主演，哥萨克反抗波兰

Tartarin is the local hero in the small provincial town of Tarascon. He shows off about imaginary adventures in Africa, where he has never been, as a Lion Hunter, which he is only in his imagination. Even though the locals know he has never been to Africa, they keep hoping he will leave one day. After a misunderstanding, and much gossip, everyone thinks that Tartarin plans to actually take the trip.

Uptight fashion model Tara has trouble dealing with the amorous advances of sleazy photographer Hal. The situation is compounded in severity after Tara discovers that her father Fred has become involved with the much younger Angie.

影片以20世纪50年代后殖民时代的马德拉斯为背景，讲述了一位电影导演与他曾经发掘的当红男演员之间的职业竞争。导演正努力拍摄自己的代表作，而男演员则是当时炙手可热的演员。这场竞争围绕着女主角展开，女主角是一位初出茅庐的新人，三人之间的关系也由此展开。

巴尔干半岛，有着“欧洲大峡谷”之称的塔拉峡谷是欧洲最深的峡谷，陡峭的悬崖，锯状的山峰和多风的高原，都经历了数百万年的演化。

Dushyantha国王与Shakuntala坠入爱河，Shakuntala是圣人Vishwamitra和仙女Menaka之女。然而，因圣人的诅咒，Dushyant忘却了关于Shakuntala的所有记忆。直至命运的安排让他们再度相逢。

Doc Bull, a no-nonsense country doctor who has served his community for decades, fights small-town prejudice and provincialism in several crises