29 Jan 1968
Luther
An epic drama of the 16th Century Catholic monk Martin Luther who started the Reformation.
The Minaret of Death
Based on an old Bukharan mythical tale from the 16th century.
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Nadezhda Vendelin Dzhemal
Valentina Baranova Selekha
Oleg Frelikh Kur-Bashi
N. Dzhalilov Kur-Bashi
Olga Spirova Gyul-Saryk
Iona Talanov Shahrukh-bek
Алексей Богдановский Endzhin-khan - Emir Bukhara
Sergey Shklyarevskiy Robber
Зана Занони First wife
Boris Medvedev Robber
M. Karpovskiy
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