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UKRAINIAN FREEDOM FIGHTERS BATTLE' IN CITY. IN. ONE OF . THE. big battle scenes in the picture Russian troops blast away at members of the Ukrain- TWO RUSSIAN officers lie dead in the street while their troops take cover from raking Insurgent fire. The action was s@ot last week- A WILD exciting Russian dance as Soviet officers and men throw a party to wel- come the colonel's daugh- ter -- another scene from : Cruel 'The ian Insurgent Army who at- tacked a dance they were holding. Attention to detail has been a must in the mak- end on Athol street, Whitby. Not surprisingly it attracted a huge crowd of interested observers. The street was blocked 'off for the shooting Ss 4 : whole film, and it runs the best part of two hours 'in full color, has been shot in the Ukrainian language. When it is completed Eng- ing of th@ film. Here the Russian troops handle au- | thentic Russian guns im- ported from the United which went on for most of the day. Within the space of an hour well over 500 spec- tators had gathered at the scene. The film location lish sub-titles or English dubbing may be added to the film When all is fin- ished the film will be prem- iered in a local theatre. States. Their uniforms too exactly resemble those worn by Russian soldiers during and after the last war. work has only just begun. During the next few weeks the film set will become a familiar sight in and around @ the Oshawa area. SRS MARCHING RUSSIAN troops on their way to an exercise pass along a Whitby street. Moments later they are attacked by the Ukrain ian Insurgent Army. More action from " Cruel CHRIS DENNETT of The Times Staff of Russian soldiers swings past with rifles glinting . The crackle of machine-gun fire disturbs the peace pleasant Sunday afternoon. battle long since won but not forgotten, is being fought gain in the streets of Oshawa. There is little cause for alarm, however .The bloody action is being caught by a battery of movie cameras and ; booms. "Zorstoki Switanki", or literally translated "The Cruel Dawn', a film being made by the Oshawa Ukrainian Film Club, is now well or the way to completion. A closely guarded secret for well over a year now, the film has finally moved out in the open. The reason for the shroud of secrecy was a simple one. "It is not that we didn't want any publicity", explained producer Walter Wasik. "It is just that we wanted to make sure that we did a good job before we made any big an- nouncements. The film is an ambitious affair. When finished it will run about two hours in full color. It is not, as the production team are quick to point out, merely an exercise in film making. It is a serious attempt to put on film the gallant Ukrain- -- against Russian oppression just after the end of the last war. "This is our side of the story", said Mr. Wasik. "So many Soviet films, and there are more and more of them coming over, are just propaganda. They don't put on record the history of our country. "The plot is based on a part of our history that is well oy agg by the hundreds of native Ukrainians living in e city. "Some of the people in the film are playing the parts they played in real life 20 years ago." -- i The film is an all Ukrainian effort. It is based on a Uk- rainian book written by Stephen Lubomyrsky. It is scripted and staged by city Ukrainians and all of the major characters and most of the cast are Ukrainians. The entire film is being shot in the Ukrainian tongue. It will be premiered in this form probably at a local theatre. If it is a success then English sub-titles er even English dub- bing may be added to the finished film. The theme of the film is a familiar one to seasoned movie- goers; but it is one that is nevertheless very close to the hearts of city Ukrainians. "It is something most of us lived through in one way or another," explained a serious Mr. Wasik. "It is not only something we read about in our history books. We were there, we fought this battle. Naturally it is something very close to our hearts." The film is set in Ukrainia just after the war years. It tells of the gallant fight of the UPA -- the Ukrainian Insurg- ent Army. . The plot tells of the Army's attempts to persuade Ukrain- fan members of the Russian Army to join the insurgents, The characters in the plot are fictional; but the story they relate is a true one. There are guns galore, a hero and heroine and the inevitable touch of romance. To ensure that the film is a success a tremendous amount of time and money has gone into its production. "To do the satne thing and pay everyone for their services," remarked Mr. Wasik, 'would have cost us the best part) of a quarter of a million dollars. In fact I don't think that would really have covered it. "This film has become a very serious business with us. A lot of time and money has gone into its production. We can't fail or turn back now. It has to be finished. "A lot of people, and there are too many to mention, have put a lot of time and money into this film. They are asking nothing in return but the success of the film." Uniforms have not been thrown together. They have been tailored to exactly resemble the style of the day. Well over 100 Russian uniforms were made. There were also costumes for the main characters. Guns have been bought from Europe and the States ~ all the real genuine article that was used during the fight. There have been problems. Right now the production team is patiently waiting for Canada customs to clear several hundred rounds of blank ammunition which were being im- ported from France. On the set there have been problems too. The production crew. try hard to get things done without too much waste of film and money. How hard they try, can be gauged by the ratio of success- ful takes. Hollywood reckons to get the take they want after 10 or even 12 attempts. The Film Club has got it down to one success every four takes. Executive 'director of the film is Joseph Nakoneczny. He is also in charge of screenplay. Walter Wasik is in charge of production. Much of the equipment used in the film has been provided by his photo and movie studios. Direction is in the hands of John Krasny with assistance from Mike Senyk. Art director is Andrew Onishehuk while John Wacko and Peter Senyk are in charge of sound. Costumes come under the careful eye of Dmytro Shelehon. Script is under the care of Diane Bednarak. Make up is done dy Mary Wasik. Production assistance has also come from Nick Popyk and John Bernacky. In the film all the major characters are completely amateur. The best any of them have done in the way of act- ing before was in amateur productions. Lead roles are played by a husband and wife team Michael and Vera Nosewenko. Other major roles are played by Mrs, Oksana Kozak, Tonia Lysanewitch, George Dobrow- sky, Mike Senyk and Harry Mandziuk. Dawn". The plot revolves around the Insutgent Army's efforts to persuade Ukrainians fighting with t's Russian Army to join wi.a the insurgents. SCENE ONE, take one, action", shout$ the clapper- board man as the Oshawa Ukrainian Film Club get down to another hard day's shooting schedule. The film, INSURGENT FIGHTERS fire at a Russian camp where the hero and heroine are held captive. The attack is successful and the pair are freed from almost cer- tain death. "The Cruel Dawn" has been under production for well over, a year now. For many months * it was kept a closely guard- ed secret. Now location work has taken the film unit out of the. studio. Oshawa- Times OSHAWA, ONTARI@ SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1965 GEORGE DOBROWSKY, a city resident, plays one of the lead roles as a leader of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army. A General Motors worker Mr. Dobrowsky has never appeared before a "The Cruel Dawn", is now nearly three quarters com- plete. It should be finished by early fall. Then, if all goes well, it will be prem- iered at a. local theatre. A movie camera before. Like the rest of the cast he is completely amateur' except for the occasional amateur theatre role. In the film he play the leader of a Ukrain- ian intelligence -unit.. The great deal, of time; effort and. money 'has - gone. into the making of the film.. 'To do the same thing and. pay everyone," . estimated: the producer," would-have.cost production crew went to.a great deal of trouble to' build an' authentic -- carpenter's shop using tools imported from many different sources. ¥ Preehey ae us a quarter of. a .million dollars." The film, set above was set up at the Oshawa Motion Picture Studios: on Nelson -st. ' 3 iat