Why Does The River Roar?
Ինչու է աղմկում գետը
Synopsis
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.
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Hrachia Nersisyan
Atanes Ghambaryan
Avet Avetisyan
Burnazyan, kolkhoz director
Frunze Dovlatyan
Armen Manukyan
Mher Mkrtchyan
Khachik
Davit Malyan
Darbinyan
Lilik Hovhannisyan
Seda Ghambaryan
Nikolai Kazakov
Samokhin
Levon Tukhikyan
Suren
Verjaluys Mirijanyan
Paytzar
A. Arazyan
Ashkhen
Lev Lobov
Sokolov
S. Zhurabayev
Bigildayev
O. Gerasimov
Andreev
Azer Kurbanov
Turkish border commissar
A. Adalyan
Firuza
Ashot Nersisyan
Old Man
Leonid Chembarsky
Irrigator
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Grigori Melik-Avakyan
- Screenplay & Story
- Mikhail Ovchinnikov
- Original Score
- Artemi (Harutyun) Ayvazyan
- Original Title
- Ինչու է աղմկում գետը
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Armenian, Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Production Studios
- Armenia Studio
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Grigori Melik-Avakyan
Mikhail Ovchinnikov, L. Nersisyan
Artemi (Harutyun) Ayvazyan
Zhirayr Vardanyan
G. Meliksetyan
Department Leadership Roster
Zhirayr Vardanyan
Director of Photography
Grigori Melik-Avakyan
Director
Mikhail Ovchinnikov
Screenplay
A. Sargsyan
Costume Design
G. Meliksetyan
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What is Why Does The River Roar? about?
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.
Who directed Why Does The River Roar??
Why Does The River Roar? was directed by Grigori Melik-Avakyan.
Who stars in Why Does The River Roar??
The principal cast of Why Does The River Roar? includes Hrachia Nersisyan, Avet Avetisyan, Frunze Dovlatyan, Mher Mkrtchyan, Davit Malyan.
When was Why Does The River Roar? released and how long is it?
Why Does The River Roar? was released in 1959 with a total runtime of 1h 30m.
Who composed the musical score for Why Does The River Roar??
The original motion picture soundtrack for Why Does The River Roar? was composed by Artemi (Harutyun) Ayvazyan.