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Abrek Zaur
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Wikipedia article
'Abrek Zaur' is a 1926 Soviet silent Red Western directed by Boris Mikhin.Christie & Taylor, p. 427. The film's sets were designed by the art director Isaak Makhlis.
Synopsis
The picture is set in the mid 19th century. Highlander Zaur-Bek is accused of murdering a Russian officer "outside the law" and becomes an abrek. His house is burned, father and sister arrested. But abrek Zaur remains elusive. To force him to surrender the tsarist authorities decide to burn Zaur's native village.
Cast
* Vladimir Bestaev
* Aleksandre Takaishvili
* N. Aganbekova
* N. Gantarina
* Nikoloz Sanishvili
* Vladimir Kriger
* G. Chegelashvili
* D. Kusov
* V. Rogovskaya
* Anya Vasilyeva
References
Bibliography
* Christie, Ian & Taylor, Richard. 'The Film Factory: Russian and Soviet Cinema in Documents 18961939'. Routledge, 2012.
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