Drama ·War · Soviet Union · 1959 · 1h 30m

Why Does The River Roar?

Ինչու է աղմկում գետը

Why Does The River Roar? poster
Director
Grigori Melik-Avakyan
Cast
Hrachia Nersisyan as Atanes Ghambaryan Avet Avetisyan as Burnazyan, kolkhoz director Frunze Dovlatyan as Armen Manukyan Mher Mkrtchyan as Khachik Davit Malyan as Darbinyan Lilik Hovhannisyan as Seda Ghambaryan
Crew
Zhirayr Vardanyan — Director of Photography G. Meliksetyan — Editor Mikhail Ovchinnikov — Screenplay A. Sargsyan — Costume Design
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.

Key Collaborators
Grigori Melik-Avakyan Director Zhirayr Vardanyan Director of Photography G. Meliksetyan Editor Mikhail Ovchinnikov Screenplay A. Sargsyan Costume Design
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