The Minaret of Death

Based on an old Bukharan mythical tale from the 16th century. Dzhemal, daughter of the Khiva khan, and her milk sister Selekha set off from Bukhara to Khiva. On the way the caravan is attacked by robbers. The ataman of the gang Kur-bashi is struck by Dzhemal's beauty, but the girl rejects the brigand's love. His concubine Gul-Saryk, jealous of her new rival, helps the girls escape...

Cast

Nadezhda Vendelin

Dzhemal

Valentina Baranova

Selekha

Oleg Frelikh

Kur-Bashi

Khalil Abzhalilov

Kur-Bashi

Olga Spirova

Gyul-Saryk

Iona Talanov

Shahrukh-bek

Aleksey Bogdanovskiy

Endzhin-khan - Emir Bukhara

Sergey Shklyarevskiy

Robber

Zana Zanoni

First wife

Boris Medvedev

Robber

M. Karpovskiy

Nadezhda Fridlyand