In Arabic, “mameluke” means a white slave, a prisoner. In Egypt, this name was given to prisoners of war who had been sold into slavery from Georgia and other countries of the Caucasus. The action of this drama starts in Georgia in the late 18th century. Two friends are abducted and sold into slavery. One ends up in Egypt, the other - in Venice. Years later, they meet by the ancient pyramids, in the desert where a battle is going on between the armies of Bonaparte and Ali-bey, the ruler of Egypt. In a combat with a French officer, the Mameluke injures him. Falling from his horse onto the sand, the officer exclaims in Georgian: “Vai, nana!” (“Oh, mother!”). And the Mameluke recognizes in him a mate of his childhood games.
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Cast
18 people
Dato Danelia
Khvicha
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Vaja Djodjua
Gocha
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Manana Londaridze
Tsira
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Otar Koberidze
Mahmudi
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The Red Tent
Akaki Khorava
Ali-Bei
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George Saakadze
Lia Eliava
Zeinabi
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Giorgi Shavgulidze
Aslan-Bei
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Davit Guramishvili
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Dudukhana Tserodze
Mzekha
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The Legend of the Suram Fortress
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Mikheil Vashadze
Taguia
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Lodgers
The Saplings
Edisher Magalashvili
Revia
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Spirali
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Bukhuti Zakariadze
Markozi
Known for
Liberation - Part 3 : Direction of the Main Blow
Veriko Anjaparidze
Rodami
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The Legend of the Suram Fortress
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David Rondeli Director · Uiarago Author Andria Balanchivadze Composer
First release September 14, 1958 · Produced in Russia · Original title მამლუქი
Production
Georgia-Film
Production
Russia
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Original title
მამლუქი
Original language
Georgian
Spoken on screen
Georgian
Release dates
Russia · September 14, 1958
Limited theatrical · Tbilisi
No release date listed for United States.
Hungary
July 20, 1960 · Theatrical
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