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The Blacksmith's Banner (1961)
Directed by Boris Kimyagarov
Fantasy · 1h 32m
Inspired by the epic poem "Shahnameh" by Ferdowsi. It tells the story of Zahhak, the ruler of the Kingdom of Snakes, who, through cunning and deception, conquers a neighboring state and establishes the cult of the Snake Goddess. Zahhak has two snakes growing from his shoulders that feed on human brains. Each day, a dancer, a devotee of the cult, performs a snake dance in the city square. The person she kisses during her performance is doomed to be sacrificed to the snakes.
Cast
M
Mukhamejan Kasymov
Kova
G
G. Niyazov
Bakhrom
Makhmud Takhiri
Kubod
B
Bakhtali Sabzaliyev
Farrukh
Khodzhakuli Rakhmatullaev
Rukhkhom
D
Dilbar Kasymova
Nushafarin
Gurmindzh Zavkibekov
Young man in leopard skin
N
N. Rakhmatova
Bride of the young man in leopard skin
Abdulkhair Kasymov
Zakhok
M
Marat Aripov
Jester
Crew
- Director
- Boris Kimyagarov
- Writer
- Nikolai Rozhkov, Evgeniy Pomeshchikov
- Director of Photography
- Naum Ardashnikov
- Original Music Composer
- Suleiman Yudakov
- Editor
- Yevgeniya Makhankova
Details
- Original title
- Знамя кузнеца
- Release date
- 1961-10-23
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Genres
- Fantasy
- Original language
- RU
- Spoken languages
- Russian
- Countries
- Soviet Union
- Production
- Tajikfilm