Abrek Zaur (Russian: Абрек Заур) is a 1926 Soviet silent Red Western directed by Boris Mikhin.[1][2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Isaak Makhlis.
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| Directed by | Boris Mikhin |
| Written by | I. Bei-Abai |
| Cinematography | Konstantin Kuznetsov |
| Edited by | Esfir Shub |
| Music by | Vladimir Messman |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Languages | Silent Russian intertitles |
Synopsis
editThe 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 fields.
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editReferences
editBibliography
edit- Christie, Ian & Taylor, Richard. The Film Factory: Russian and Soviet Cinema in Documents 1896–1939. Routledge, 2012.
External links
edit- Abrek Zaur at IMDb
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