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Why Does The River Roar? (1959)

Genre : Drama, War

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Grigori Melik-Avakyan
Writer : Mikhail Ovchinnikov

Synopsis

Atanes Ghambaryan, resident of Armenian border village, after the captivity during the World War II, turns up abroad in Turkey and dreams of returning to his homeland. During one of night patrols, border guard Armen who is in love with Ghambaryan's daughter Seda, recognizes him on the other side of the river Araks.

Actors

Hrachia Nersisyan
Hrachia Nersisyan
Atanes Ghambaryan
Avet Avetisyan
Avet Avetisyan
Burnazyan, kolkhoz director
Frunze Dovlatyan
Frunze Dovlatyan
Armen Manukyan
Frunzik Mkrtchyan
Frunzik Mkrtchyan
Khachik
David Malyan
David Malyan
Darbinyan
Lilik Hovhannisyan
Lilik Hovhannisyan
Seda Ghambaryan
Nikolai Kazakov
Nikolai Kazakov
Samokhin
Levon Tukhikyan
Levon Tukhikyan
Suren
Verjaluys Mirijanyan
Verjaluys Mirijanyan
Paytzar
A. Arazyan
A. Arazyan
Ashkhen
Lev Lobov
Lev Lobov
Sokolov
S. Zhurabayev
S. Zhurabayev
Bigildayev
O. Gerasimov
O. Gerasimov
Andreev
Azer Kurbanov
Azer Kurbanov
Turkish border commissar
A. Adalyan
A. Adalyan
Firuza
Ashot Nersisyan
Ashot Nersisyan
Old Man
Leonid Chembarskiy
Leonid Chembarskiy
Irrigator

Crews

Grigori Melik-Avakyan
Grigori Melik-Avakyan
Director
Mikhail Ovchinnikov
Mikhail Ovchinnikov
Screenplay
Artemi (Harutyun) Ayvazyan
Artemi (Harutyun) Ayvazyan
Music
Zhirayr Vardanyan
Zhirayr Vardanyan
Cinematography
G. Meliksetyan
G. Meliksetyan
Editor
Rafael P. Babayan
Rafael P. Babayan
Art Direction
A. Sargsyan
A. Sargsyan
Costume Design
Khachik Zahalyan
Khachik Zahalyan
Makeup Artist
Rafael Saroyan
Rafael Saroyan
Production Manager
Ye. Tzaturyan
Ye. Tzaturyan
Assistant Director
N. Jalalyan
N. Jalalyan
Sound
Gayane Arakelyan
Gayane Arakelyan
Visual Effects
P. Galstyan
P. Galstyan
Camera Operator
L. Nersisyan
L. Nersisyan
Script Editor

Posters and backgrounds

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