Drama ·Fantasy · Soviet Union · 1985 · 1h 23m

The Legend of Suram Fortress

ამბავი სურამის ციხისა

The Legend of Suram Fortress poster
Director
Sergei Parajanov
Cast
Veriko Anjaparidze as Fortune Teller Dudukhana Tserodze as Osman-Agha's Mother David Abashidze as Osman-Agha / Simon Sofiko Chiaureli as Vardo Zura Kipshidze as Durmish-Khan Levan Uchaneishvili as Zurab
Crew
Yury Klimenko — Director of Photography Sergo Sikharulidze — Director of Photography Marfa Ponomarenko — Editor Kora Tsereteli — Editor Vaja Gigashvili — Writer Daniel Chonkadze — Novel
Synopsis

A film version of a well-known Georgian folk-tale. A young boy has to be immured into the walls of a fortress in order to stop it from crumbling to pieces.

Trailer The Legend of Suram Fortress — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
fortressbased on myths, legends or folkloregay themeambivalent
Key Collaborators
Sergei Parajanov Director Yury Klimenko Director of Photography Sergo Sikharulidze Director of Photography Marfa Ponomarenko Editor Kora Tsereteli Editor Vaja Gigashvili Writer Daniel Chonkadze Novel Khuta Gogiladze Producer M. Simksayev Producer
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