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There Once Was a Singing Blackbird (1974)

Genre : Drama, Comedy, Music

Runtime : 1H 18M

Director : Otar Iosseliani

Synopsis

Gia is a carefree young percussionist who works at a theater in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia. He lives in a small apartment with his mother. Gia spends his days flitting from friend to friend, lover to lover, avoiding any responsibility, and never staying still for five minutes. However, he always manages to arrive at the theater just in time to play the drums at the end of the ballet.

Actors

Gela Kandelaki
Gela Kandelaki
Gia Agladze
Gogi Chkheidze
Gogi Chkheidze
Jansug Kakhidze
Jansug Kakhidze
Conductor
Irine Jandieri
Irine Jandieri
Elene Landia
Elene Landia
I. Mdivani
I. Mdivani
Marina Kartsivadze
Marina Kartsivadze
Nugzar Erkomaishvili
Nugzar Erkomaishvili
Irakli Kokrashvili
Irakli Kokrashvili
Natia Anjaparidze
Natia Anjaparidze
Dea Ivanidze
Dea Ivanidze
Tamari Ishkhneli
Tamari Ishkhneli
T. Gedevanishvili
T. Gedevanishvili
R. Baramidze
R. Baramidze
Robert Sturua
Robert Sturua
G. Margvelachvili
G. Margvelachvili
Zura Nijaradze
Zura Nijaradze
G. Gzirishvili
G. Gzirishvili
Maka Makharadze
Maka Makharadze
Tengiz Magalashvili
Tengiz Magalashvili
Dmitry Takaishvili
Dmitry Takaishvili

Crews

Otar Iosseliani
Otar Iosseliani
Director
Dimitri Eristavi
Dimitri Eristavi
Writer
Otar Iosseliani
Otar Iosseliani
Writer
Sh. Kakichashvili
Sh. Kakichashvili
Writer
Semyon Lungin
Semyon Lungin
Writer
Otar Mekhrishvili
Otar Mekhrishvili
Writer
Ilya Nusinov
Ilya Nusinov
Writer
Zurab Chkheidze
Zurab Chkheidze
Executive Producer
G. Gvenetadze
G. Gvenetadze
Executive Producer
Temur Bakuradze
Temur Bakuradze
Music
Abessalom Maisuradze
Abessalom Maisuradze
Director of Photography
Julietta Bezuashvili
Julietta Bezuashvili
Editor
Dimitri Eristavi
Dimitri Eristavi
Art Direction
R. Quchuloria
R. Quchuloria
Costume Design
Givi Urigashvili
Givi Urigashvili
Makeup Artist

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