Paradise Under The Shade of Swords (1992)
19th century. Russia, one of the biggest and most powerful empires in the world is fighting a bloody war to subjugate the free peoples of the Caucasus. In 1828 Caucasian Imamate was established in order to unite Caucasian peoples against Russia under the banner of Islam. By 1834 the situation is dire. Ghazi-Muhammad, the leader of the Imamate, gets killed in an ambush by the Russian forces. One of his loyal warriors, Shamil, barely escapes alive. The fight must continue, but the future is uncertain.
Directors: Mikhail Lanchava, Islam Kaziev.
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Huseyn Khalimbekov as Shamil |
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Georgy Darchiashvili as Imam Gamzat-bek |
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Valeriy Barinov as General |
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Rupat Charakov as Ghazi-Muhammad |
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Huseyn Kaziev as Mohammad-Ali |
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Aleksandr Pashutin as Military Historian |
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Vano Yantbelidze as Khasaykhan Utsmiev |
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Patimat Khizroyeva as Shamil's Mother |
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Bagand Magomedov as Abdul-Aziz |
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Arifula Makhayev as Said Igalinsky |
| Directing | Mikhail Lanchava | Director |
| Directing | Islam Kaziev | Director |
| Writing | Islam Kaziev | Writer |
| Art | Rais Nagayev | Art Direction |
| Camera | Elizbar Karavayev | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Murad Kazhlayev | Original Music Composer |