Why Does The River Roar?

Overview

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.

Directed by Grigori Melik-Avakyan

Top cast

Hrachia Nersisyan

Atanes Ghambaryan

Avet Avetisyan

Burnazyan, kolkhoz director

Frunze Dovlatyan

Armen Manukyan

Mher Mkrtchyan

Khachik

D

Davit Malyan

Darbinyan

L

Lilik Hovhannisyan

Seda Ghambaryan

Nikolai Kazakov

Samokhin

L

Levon Tukhikyan

Suren

Verjaluys Mirijanyan

Paytzar

A

A. Arazyan

Ashkhen

L

Lev Lobov

Sokolov

S

S. Zhurabayev

Bigildayev

O

O. Gerasimov

Andreev

Azer Kurbanov

Turkish border commissar

A

A. Adalyan

Firuza

Ashot Nersisyan

Old Man

Leonid Chembarsky

Irrigator

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