Arsena, the Brigand (1923)
Following an order of the landowner, the bride of Arsena’s fellow villager gets kidnapped and the bride’s father is relentlessly flogged. Arsena tries to rescue the woman but fails and goes to the mountains with his newly married wife. Above all, Arsena learns that his wife is impregnated by the landowner and burns down his house. Arsena gets arrested, but manages to escape and joins the rebel peasants. Arsena feels that with the passage of time the rebels turn into criminals and continues to fight with the oppressors alone.
Director: Vladimir Barsky
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Grigol Chechelashvili as Arsena Odzelashvili |
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Pavel Yesikovsky as Gigo |
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Kote Andronikashvili as Count Irakli |
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Zakaria Berishvili as Mouravi |
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A. Barkhudarova as Countess Rusudan |
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Nato Vachnadze as nino |
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Vaso Abashidze as თავადი ბარათაშვილი |
| Directing | Vladimir Barsky | Director |
| Art | Valerian Sidamon-Eristavi | Production Design |
| Writing | Vladimir Barsky | Writer |
| Camera | Alexander Dighmelashvili | Director of Photography |
