Overview
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...
Director and cast
- Vyacheslav Viskovsky Director
- Nadezhda Vendelin as Dzhemal
- Valentina Baranova as Selekha
- Oleg Frelikh as Kur-Bashi
- N. Dzhalilov as Kur-Bashi
- Olga Spirova as Gyul-Saryk
- Iona Talanov as Shahrukh-bek
- Aleksey Bogdanovskiy as Endzhin-khan - Emir Bukhara
- Sergey Shklyarevskiy as Robber
- Zana Zanoni as First wife
- Boris Medvedev as Robber
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