Watch Why Does The River Roar? (1959) Official Trailer
7 / 10 IMDb October 5, 1959 1h 30m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 30m
Release Date
October 5, 1959
Genre
Drama, War
Status
Released
Languages
Armenian, Russian
Country
Soviet Union
Cast
Hrachia Nersisyan
as Atanes Ghambaryan
Avet Avetisyan
as Burnazyan, kolkhoz director
Frunze Dovlatyan
as Armen Manukyan
Mher Mkrtchyan
as Khachik
No photo
Davit Malyan
as Darbinyan
No photo
Lilik Hovhannisyan
as Seda Ghambaryan
Nikolai Kazakov
as Samokhin
No photo
Levon Tukhikyan
as Suren
Verjaluys Mirijanyan
as Paytzar
No photo
A. Arazyan
as Ashkhen
No photo
Lev Lobov
as Sokolov
No photo
S. Zhurabayev
as Bigildayev
No photo
O. Gerasimov
as Andreev
Azer Kurbanov
as Turkish border commissar
No photo
A. Adalyan
as Firuza
Ashot Nersisyan
as Old Man
Leonid Chembarsky
as Irrigator
Production Companies
Armenia StudioAdvertisement
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