Why Does The River Roar?

Story

Synopsis

Atanes Ghambaryan, resident of Armenian border village, after the captivity during the World War II, turns up abroad in Turkey and dreams of returning to his homeland. During one of night patrols, border guard Armen who is in love with Ghambaryan's daughter Seda, recognizes him on the other side of the river Araks.

Director

Grigori Melik-Avakyan

Writers

Mikhail Ovchinnikov, L. Nersisyan

Language

Armenian

Country

Soviet Union

Release date

5 October 1959

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Hrachia Nersisyan

  Atanes Ghambaryan

• 

  Avet Avetisyan

  Burnazyan, kolkhoz director

• 

  Frunze Dovlatyan

  Armen Manukyan

• 

  Mher Mkrtchyan

  Khachik

• Davit Malyan

  Darbinyan

• Lilik Hovhannisyan

  Seda Ghambaryan

• 

  Nikolai Kazakov

  Samokhin

• Levon Tukhikyan

  Suren

• 

  Verjaluys Mirijanyan

  Paytzar

• A. Arazyan

  Ashkhen

• Lev Lobov

  Sokolov

• S. Zhurabayev

  Bigildayev