The story of Tanabai the blacksmith, father of three children, who upon his return from war became a herdsman, and his tragic love for the soldier’s widow Byubyudzhan. The lyrical poem has an additional storyline concerning the horse Gyulsary and his master Tanabai.
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Cast
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Nurmukhan Zhanturin
Tanabay
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Baken Kydykeyeva
Jaidar
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Mother's Field
White Mountains
Chingiz Aitmatov
Sergei Urusevsky
Farida Sharipova
Byubyuzhan
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Crossroads
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Kapar Aliyev
Choro
Sovetbek Dzhumadylov
Ibrahim
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The Skies of Our Childhood
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Yuriy Solomin
Narrator
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Dersu Uzala
Ordinary Miracle
Kumbolot Dosumbayev
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Heat
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S. Umbetbaev
B. Eshenkulov
Sergei Urusevsky Director · Chinghiz Aitmatov Screenplay Mieczysław Weinberg Composer
First release December 1, 1969 · Produced in Russia · Languages Kyrgyz, Russian
Production
Mosfilm
Production
Russia
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Languages
Original title
Бег иноходца
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Kyrgyz · Russian
Release dates
Russia · December 1, 1969
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Austria
April 12, 1979 · TV premiere
Denmark
September 12, 1977
Germany
November 6, 1970
Hungary
August 4, 1984 · TV premiere
Türkiye
March 1, 1974
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