Tashkent, City of Bread (1968)
Beautifully shot in black and white, and scripted by Tarkovsky's collaborator Andrei Konchalovsky, this powerful melodrama tells the story of a young boy who undertakes the perilous journey to Uzbekistan's capital Tashkent, to earn some money for his hungry family. Filming in the periphery of the Soviet Union, in a time of relative political relaxation, director Shukhrat Abbasov actually dared to depict the poverty and famine that resulted from the Bolshevik Revolution.
Director: Shukhrat Abbasov
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 97 min
Release Date: January 1, 1968
Cast
- Vladimir Vorobey - Mizha
- Vova Kudenko - Seryozha
- Bakhtiyar Nabiyev - Rakhim
- Natalya Arinbasarova - Saule
- Nikolai Timofeyev - Dunajev
- Valentina Talyzina - Dodonova, Misha's Mother
- Aleksandr Susnin - Stepan Dranov
- Raisa Kurkina - Nurse
- Viktor Kolpakov - Crippled Soldier
- Yevgeny Gurov - Old Man
Screenplay
- Andrei Konchalovsky (Screenplay)
- Aleksandr Neverov (Novel)
- K. Geldyeva (Script Editor)
Music: Albert Malakhov
Cinematography: Khatam Faiziyev
Editing: M. Makarova
Production: Uzbekfilm
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Pусский, ozbek
Original Language: ru
Keywords
refugee train, uzbekistan, soviet, tashkent
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Tashkent, City of Bread about?
- Beautifully shot in black and white, and scripted by Tarkovsky's collaborator Andrei Konchalovsky, this powerful melodrama tells the story of a young boy who undertakes the perilous journey to Uzbekistan's capital Tashkent, to earn some money for his hungry family. Filming in the periphery of the Soviet Union, in a time of relative political relaxation, director Shukhrat Abbasov actually dared to depict the poverty and famine that resulted from the Bolshevik Revolution.
- Who directed Tashkent, City of Bread?
- Tashkent, City of Bread was directed by Shukhrat Abbasov.
- Who stars in Tashkent, City of Bread?
- Tashkent, City of Bread stars Vladimir Vorobey, Vova Kudenko, Bakhtiyar Nabiyev, Natalya Arinbasarova, Nikolai Timofeyev, Valentina Talyzina.
- How long is Tashkent, City of Bread?
- Tashkent, City of Bread has a runtime of 1h 37m (97 minutes).
- What genre is Tashkent, City of Bread?
- Tashkent, City of Bread is a Drama film.
- Where was Tashkent, City of Bread produced?
- Tashkent, City of Bread was produced in Soviet Union.