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The Minaret of Death

The Minaret of Death

1924•1h 3m•Drama

Based on an old Bukharan mythical tale from the 16th century. Dzhemal, daughter of the Khiva khan, and her milk sister Selekha set off from Bukhara to Khiva. On the way the caravan is attacked by robbers. The ataman of the gang Kur-bashi is struck by Dzhemal's beauty, but the girl rejects the brigand's love. His concubine Gul-Saryk, jealous of her new rival, helps the girls escape...

Vyacheslav Viskovsky · Director

Aleksandr Balagin · Writer

Vyacheslav Viskovsky · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 3m
LanguageUZ
Release DateDec 25, 1924

Actors

Nadezhda Vendelin

Nadezhda Vendelin

Dzhemal

Valentina Baranova

Selekha

Oleg Frelikh

Oleg Frelikh

Kur-Bashi

Khalil Abzhalilov

Khalil Abzhalilov

Kur-Bashi

Olga Spirova

Gyul-Saryk

Iona Talanov

Iona Talanov

Shahrukh-bek

Aleksey Bogdanovskiy

Endzhin-khan - Emir Bukhara

Sergey Shklyarevskiy

Robber

Zana Zanoni

Zana Zanoni

First wife

Boris Medvedev

Robber

M. Karpovskiy

Nadezhda Fridlyand

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