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Why Does The River Roar? (1959)

Movie ★ 7.0 90 min

Drama War

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.

Grigori Melik-Avakyan Director

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Quick facts

Released
October 5, 1959
Runtime
90 min
IMDb
tt0420690
Language
,
Studio
Armenia Studio

Cast

Hrachia Nersisyan Hrachia Nersisyan Atanes Ghambaryan Avet Avetisyan Avet Avetisyan Burnazyan, kolkhoz director Frunze Dovlatyan Frunze Dovlatyan Armen Manukyan Mher Mkrtchyan Mher 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 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 Leonid Chembarsky Irrigator

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Frequently asked questions

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??
Why Does The River Roar? stars Hrachia Nersisyan, Avet Avetisyan, Frunze Dovlatyan, Mher Mkrtchyan.
When was Why Does The River Roar? released?
Why Does The River Roar? is a 1959 drama, war film.
Where can I watch Why Does The River Roar??
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