The Suram Fortress (film)
Encyclopedia
The Suram Fortress is a 1922 Soviet
Georgian
film
directed by Ivan Perestiani
, based on Daniel Chonkadze
's novel with the same title.
Cinema of the Soviet Union
The cinema of the Soviet Union, not to be confused with "Cinema of Russia" despite Russian language films being predominant in both genres, includes several film contributions of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union reflecting elements of their pre-Soviet culture, language and history,...
Georgian
Cinema of Georgia
The cinema of Georgia has been noted for its cinematography in Europe. One of the most acclaimed Italian film directors, Federico Fellini, was an admirer of the Georgian film:...
film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
directed by Ivan Perestiani
Ivan Perestiani
Ivan Nikolaevich Perestiani was a film director, script-writer and actor, People's Artist of the Georgian SSR . He was an ethnic Greek, his original name being Giannis Nikolas Perestianis.-Biography:...
, based on Daniel Chonkadze
Daniel Chonkadze
Daniel Chonkadze was a Georgian novelist primarily known for his resonant novella Suramis tsikhe ....
's novel with the same title.
Cast
- Hamo BeknazarianHamo BeknazarianHamo Beknazarian , also known as Hamo Bek Nazarov or Amo Bek-Nazarian, was an Armenian and Soviet film director.-Biography:...
- Durmishkhani - Mikheil ChiaureliMikheil ChiaureliMikheil Chiaureli was a Soviet Georgian film director and screenwriter. He directed 25 films between 1928 and 1974. Mikheil Chiaureli was awarded the Stalin Prize six times, twice in 1941, 1943, 1946, 1947, and 1950.-Selected filmography:as actor...
- Osman Aga - Shalva DadianiShalva DadianiShalva Dadiani was a Georgian novelist, playwright, and a theatre actor.Born in Zestaponi, western Georgia , into the family of a writer and translator Prince Nikoloz Dadiani , a member of the Dadiani noble family...
- Count Tsereteli - Tamar Sakvarelidze - Vardua
- Tatyana Maksimova - Gaiane
- L. Galustyan - Zurabi
- Nino Dolidze - Nino
- Olga Maisuryan - Mother of Nino and Osman Aqa
- N. Odankevich - Prince Mukhraneli
- Vanda Polikevich - Princess Mukhraneli
- Emanuel Afkhaidze - Messenger
- Valerian Gunia - Minister
- Zaqaria Berishvili
- Giorgi Davitashvili
- Alisa Qiqodze