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Why Does The River Roar?

19596.5 / 1090 min

Drama, War

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.

Cast

Hrachia Nersisyan

Hrachia Nersisyan

Atanes Ghambaryan

Avet Avetisyan

Avet Avetisyan

Burnazyan, kolkhoz director

Frunze Dovlatyan

Frunze Dovlatyan

Armen Manukyan

Frunzik Mkrtchyan

Frunzik Mkrtchyan

Khachik

Davit Malyan

Darbinyan

Lilik Hovhannisyan

Seda Ghambaryan

Nikolai Kazakov

Nikolai Kazakov

Samokhin

Levon Tukhikyan

Suren

Verjaluys Mirijanyan

Verjaluys Mirijanyan

Paytzar

A. Arazyan

Ashkhen

Lev Lobov

Lev Lobov

Sokolov

S. Zhurabayev

Bigildayev

O. Gerasimov

Andreev

Azer Kurbanov

Azer Kurbanov

Turkish border commissar

A. Adalyan

Firuza

Ashot Nersisyan

Ashot Nersisyan

Old Man

Leonid Chembarsky

Irrigator

Crew

Zhirayr Vardanyan

Director of Photography

Grigori Melik-Avakyan

Director

Mikhail Ovchinnikov

Screenplay

L. Nersisyan

Script Editor

Rafael P. Babayan

Rafael P. Babayan

Art Direction

Rafael Saroyan

Production Manager

Ye. Tzaturyan

Assistant Director

Khachik Zahalyan

Makeup Artist

A. Sargsyan

Costume Design

P. Galstyan

Camera Operator

G. Meliksetyan

Editor

Artemi (Harutyun) Ayvazyan

Artemi (Harutyun) Ayvazyan

Music

N. Jalalyan

Sound

Gayane Arakelyan

Visual Effects