Film
The Minaret of Death
SU- Director
- Vyacheslav Viskovsky
- Year
- 1924
Based on an old Bukharan mythical tale from the 16th century. Dzhemal, daughter of the Khiva khan, and her milk sister Selekha set off from Bukhara to Khiva. On the way the caravan is attacked by robbers. The ataman of the gang Kur-bashi is struck by Dzhemal's beauty, but the girl rejects the brigand's love. His concubine Gul-Saryk, jealous of her new rival, helps the girls escape...
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Directed by
Vyacheslav Viskovsky
Written by
Aleksandr Balagin, Vyacheslav Viskovsky
