The book was adapted into two feature films . In 1961 director Agasi Babayan made the first adaption '' Dersu Uzala '' . Kasym Zhakibayev took the role of Uzala . The second film was filmed in 1975 by Akira Kurosawa . Uzala was played by Maxim Munzuk . The film won the Golden Prize and the Prix FIPRESCI at the 9th Moscow International Film Festival and the 1976 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film
9th Moscow International Film Festival
9th Moscow International Film Festival
Dersu Uzala