photos news photos news The Cossacks 1928 92 min Drama Stirring romance, hard riding, desperate fighting with the Cossacks playing their game of war and chivalry. A mighty picturization of Count Leo Tolstoi's famous novel of the same name. watched want to watch oscars IMDb 6.8 director George W. Hill writer John Colton news ✕ loading… photos ✕ cast John Gilbert Lukashka Renée Adorée Maryana Ernest Torrence Ivan Nils Asther Prince Olenin Stieshneff Paul Hurst Sitchi Dale Fuller Ulitka (Maryana's mother) Mary Alden Lukashka's mother Josephine Borio Stepka Yorke Sherwood Uncle Eroshka Lou Costello Extra (uncredited) J Joseph Marievsky Turkish Spy