Bashi-Achuki

Overview

The 17th century rebellion in Kakheti masterminded by Bidzina Cholokashvili gets about the whole Georgia. An Imeretian youth nicknamed as Bashi-Achuk is a real exterminator of the Persians. He attacks the Persian escort and sets free the Georgian women who were supposed to be locked up in the Shah’s harem. Bashi-Achuk’s twin sisters are among the rescued captives. Abdushahil, a Persian warrior who was defeated by Bashi-Achuk in wrestling, falls in love with Mzisa, Bashi-achuk’s sister. Mzisa brings Abdushahil to the camp of the Georgian rebels. Abdushahil learns that he is a Georgian too. As a child he was kidnapped and brought up in Persia. Abdushahil’s army gives up and the Georgians win the battle.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 2, 1956

Original language

Georgian

Spoken languages

Georgian

Countries

Soviet Union

Production

Georgianfilm,Georgia-Film

Cast

Otar Koberidze,Lia Eliava,Medea Chakhava,Dodo Chichinadze,Kote Daushvili,Iusuf (Ioseb) Kobaladze,Meri Davitashvili,Guram Sagaradze,David Abashidze,Marina Tbileliand 4 more

Director

Leo Esakia

Writer

Lado Karsanidze,Akaki Tsereteli

Cinematography

Aleksandre Lortkipanidze,Davit Kandelaki

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0264394