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Tashkent, City of Bread

19682.0 / 1097 min
Drama

Overview

Beautifully shot in black and white, and scripted by Tarkovsky's collaborator Andrei Konchalovsky, this powerful melodrama tells the story of a young boy who undertakes the perilous journey to Uzbekistan's capital Tashkent, to earn some money for his hungry family. Filming in the periphery of the Soviet Union, in a time of relative political relaxation, director Shukhrat Abbasov actually dared to depict the poverty and famine that resulted from the Bolshevik Revolution.

Cast

Vladimir Vorobey

Vladimir Vorobey

Mizha

Vova Kudenko

Vova Kudenko

Seryozha

Bakhtiyar Nabiyev

Bakhtiyar Nabiyev

Rakhim

Natalya Arinbasarova

Natalya Arinbasarova

Saule

Nikolai Timofeyev

Nikolai Timofeyev

Dunajev

Valentina Talyzina

Valentina Talyzina

Dodonova, Misha's Mother

Aleksandr Susnin

Aleksandr Susnin

Stepan Dranov

Raisa Kurkina

Raisa Kurkina

Nurse

Viktor Kolpakov

Viktor Kolpakov

Crippled Soldier

Yevgeny Gurov

Yevgeny Gurov

Old Man

Vakhob Abdullayev

Vakhob Abdullayev

Policeman

Gani Agzamov

Gani Agzamov

Yura Buchiyev

Yura Buchiyev

Misha's Brother

Stanislav Chekan

Stanislav Chekan

Trader

Aleksandra Denisova

Aleksandra Denisova

Granny

Nurkhon Ishmukhamedov

Nurkhon Ishmukhamedov

Worker

Lyubov Kalyuzhnaya

Lyubov Kalyuzhnaya

Trader

Dzhavlon Khamrayev

Dzhavlon Khamrayev

Worker

Ivan Kosykh

Ivan Kosykh

Orderly

Viktor Kosykh

Viktor Kosykh

Crook

Khikmat Latypov

Khikmat Latypov

Bey

Vladimir Lippart

Vladimir Lippart

Semyon

Anatoliy Nikitin

Anatoliy Nikitin

Red Army Soldier

Misha Paramono

Misha Paramono

Misha's Brother

Valentin Pechnikov

Valentin Pechnikov

Train Conductor

Zoya Rupasova

Zoya Rupasova

Young Woman

M. Shayusupov

M. Shayusupov

Vasiliy Shchelokov

Vasiliy Shchelokov

Trader

Georgi Svetlani

Georgi Svetlani

Trader

Vyacheslav Tsaryov

Vyacheslav Tsaryov

Crook

Mikhail Vorobyov

Mikhail Vorobyov

Head of Mail Car

Nikolai Yudin

Nikolai Yudin

Crazy Old Man

Crew

Emonuel Kalantarov

Emonuel Kalantarov

Production Design

Andrei Konchalovsky

Andrei Konchalovsky

Screenplay

Shukhrat Abbasov

Shukhrat Abbasov

Director

Khatam Faiziyev

Khatam Faiziyev

Director of Photography

Aleksandr Neverov

Aleksandr Neverov

Novel

Eson Karimov

Eson Karimov

First Assistant Director

K. Starostin

K. Starostin

First Assistant Director

Albert Malakhov

Albert Malakhov

Original Music Composer

D. Akhmedov

D. Akhmedov

Sound Director

Nikolai Khmara

Nikolai Khmara

Camera Operator

K. Geldyeva

K. Geldyeva

Script Editor

M. Makarova

M. Makarova

Editor

G. Zairov

G. Zairov

Makeup & Hair

V. Potekhin

V. Potekhin

VFX Director of Photography

Yu. Ganiev

Yu. Ganiev

Producer

U. Abdullayev

U. Abdullayev

Assistant Camera

M. Karimov

M. Karimov

Assistant Camera

R. Shermatov

R. Shermatov

Assistant Director Trainee

Valentina Zhirnova

Valentina Zhirnova

Assistant Director Trainee

A. Ternyan

A. Ternyan

Assistant Director Trainee