Bashi-Achuki (1956)

  • NR
  • 12/02/1956 (SU)
  • Adventure, History, Romance
  • 1h 30m

Overview

The 17th century rebellion in Kakheti masterminded by Bidzina Cholokashvili gets about the whole Georgia. An Imeretian youth nicknamed as Bashi-Achuk is a real exterminator of the Persians. He attacks the Persian escort and sets free the Georgian women who were supposed to be locked up in the Shah’s harem. Bashi-Achuk’s twin sisters are among the rescued captives. Abdushahil, a Persian warrior who was defeated by Bashi-Achuk in wrestling, falls in love with Mzisa, Bashi-achuk’s sister. Mzisa brings Abdushahil to the camp of the Georgian rebels. Abdushahil learns that he is a Georgian too. As a child he was kidnapped and brought up in Persia. Abdushahil’s army gives up and the Georgians win the battle.

Lado Karsanidze

Screenplay

Leo Esakia

Director

Akaki Tsereteli

Novel

Cast

Otar Koberidze's headshot

Otar Koberidze

Bashi-Achuki
Lia Eliava's headshot

Lia Eliava

Mzisa and Mtvarisa
Medea Chakhava's headshot

Medea Chakhava

Melano
Dodo Chichinadze's headshot

Dodo Chichinadze

Nino
Kote Daushvili's headshot

Kote Daushvili

Selimkhani
Iusuf (Ioseb) Kobaladze's headshot

Iusuf (Ioseb) Kobaladze

Prince Cholokashvili
Meri Davitashvili's headshot

Meri Davitashvili

Tomsal-Mako
Guram Sagaradze's headshot

Guram Sagaradze

Peiqar Mirza

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