Why Does The River Roar?

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 5, 1959

Original language

Armenian

Spoken languages

Armenian, Russian

Countries

Soviet Union

Production

Armenia Studio,Armenfilm

Cast

Hrachia Nersisyan,Avet Avetisyan,Frunze Dovlatyan,Mher Mkrtchyan,Davit Malyan,Lilik Hovhannisyan,Nikolai Kazakov,Levon Tukhikyan,Verjaluys Mirijanyan,A. Arazyanand 7 more

Director

Grigori Melik-Avakyan

Writer

Mikhail Ovchinnikov,L. Nersisyan

Cinematography

Zhirayr Vardanyan

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0420690