When the Whales Leave (1982)
Poetic tale of love between of the hunter Gilgil and his beautiful wife Tintin, told through the Chukchi myth imagery.
Director: Anatoli Nitochkin
Genre: Romance, TV Movie, Fantasy, Drama, History
Runtime: 78 min
Release Date: March 19, 1982
Cast
- Gulzhan Aspetova - Nau, the eternal woman
- Svetlana Khiltukhina - Tintin/Young Nau
- Makil Kulanbayev - Reu
- Valeriy Pya - Young Reu
- Akyl Kulambayev - Reu
- Nurkanat Zhakypbay - Armol
- Bolot Beyshenaliev - Vetly
- Alexander Korshunov - Gilgil
- Andrey Martynov - Narrator
- Zhanna Rozhdestvenskaya - (Vocals)
Screenplay
- Yuri Rytkheu
- Yuri Rytkheu (Book)
Music: Eduard Artemyev
Cinematography: Vladimir Brusin
Editing: Lyudmila Krylova
Production: Ekran
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Pусский
Original Language: ru
More Films by Director: Anatoli Nitochkin
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is When the Whales Leave about?
- Poetic tale of love between of the hunter Gilgil and his beautiful wife Tintin, told through the Chukchi myth imagery.
- Who directed When the Whales Leave?
- When the Whales Leave was directed by Anatoli Nitochkin.
- Who stars in When the Whales Leave?
- When the Whales Leave stars Gulzhan Aspetova, Svetlana Khiltukhina, Makil Kulanbayev, Valeriy Pya, Akyl Kulambayev, Nurkanat Zhakypbay.
- How long is When the Whales Leave?
- When the Whales Leave has a runtime of 1h 18m (78 minutes).
- What genre is When the Whales Leave?
- When the Whales Leave is a Romance, TV Movie, Fantasy, Drama, History film.
- Where was When the Whales Leave produced?
- When the Whales Leave was produced in Soviet Union.