There Once Was a Singing Blackbird

Overview

Gia is a carefree young percussionist who works at a theater in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia. He lives in a small apartment with his mother. Gia spends his days flitting from friend to friend, lover to lover, avoiding any responsibility, and never staying still for five minutes. However, he always manages to arrive at the theater just in time to play the drums at the end of the ballet.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 6, 1970

Original language

Georgian

Spoken languages

Georgian, Russian

Countries

Soviet Union

Production

Georgianfilm,Georgia-Film

Cast

Gela Kandelaki,Gogi Chkheidze,Jansug Kakhidze,Irine Jandieri,Elene Landia,I. Mdivani,Marina Kartsivadze,Nugzar Erkomaishvili,Irakli Kokrashvili,Natia Anjaparidzeand 13 more

Director

Otar Iosseliani

Writer

Shermazan Kakichashvili,Ilya Nusinov,Otar Mekhrishvili,Semyon Lungin,Otar Iosseliani,Dimitri Eristavi

Producer

G. Gvenetadze

Cinematography

Abessalom Maisuradze,Zurab Chkhaidze

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0151035