Comedy ·Romance ·Fantasy ·Family · Soviet Union · 1943 · 1h 20m

Nasreddin in Bukhara

Насреддин в Бухаре

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Director
Yakov Protazanov
Cast
Lev Sverdlin as Nasreddin Konstantin Mikhailov as Emir of Bukhara Emmanuil Geller as Dzhafar Vasiliy Zaychikov as Niya - otets Gyuldzhan M. Mirzakarimova as Gyuldzhan Stepan Kayukov as Bakhtiyar - vizir
Crew
Danylo Demutsky — Director of Photography Boris Arapov — Original Music Composer Mukhtar Ashrafi — Original Music Composer Viktor Vitkovich — Writer Leonid Solovyov — Novel G. Denison — Producer
Synopsis

Smart Man Nassredin easily penetrates into Bukhara Emir inner circle posing as Wise Man from Damascus. He becomes Emir trusted advisor, and even convinces the tyrant to relax the rule and release a lot of political prisoners (because stars favor this arrangement).

Mood & Themes
fairy talebased on short storynasreddin
Key Collaborators
Yakov Protazanov Director Danylo Demutsky Director of Photography Boris Arapov Original Music Composer Mukhtar Ashrafi Original Music Composer Viktor Vitkovich Writer Leonid Solovyov Novel G. Denison Producer Varsham Yeremyan Production Design
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