Arsena, the Brigand

Overview

Following an order of the landowner, the bride of Arsena’s fellow villager gets kidnapped and the bride’s father is relentlessly flogged. Arsena tries to rescue the woman but fails and goes to the mountains with his newly married wife. Above all, Arsena learns that his wife is impregnated by the landowner and burns down his house. Arsena gets arrested, but manages to escape and joins the rebel peasants. Arsena feels that with the passage of time the rebels turn into criminals and continues to fight with the oppressors alone.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 3, 1923

Original language

Georgian

Countries

Soviet Union

Production

Georgianfilm,JSC "Sakhkinmretsvi"

Cast

Pavel Yesikovsky,Grigol Chechelashvili,Nato Vachnadze,Vaso Abashidze,Zakaria Berishvili,Kote Andronikashvili,A. Barkhudarova

Director

Vladimir Barsky

Writer

Vladimir Barsky

Cinematography

Alexander Dighmelashvili

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt0259199