A Poem About Love (1954)
A film based on the Kazakh epic poem of the XIII-XIV century. The film tells about the founders of Sarybay and Karabay, who, due to circumstances, violate the oath given to each other to seal their blood-tied friendship. However, their children Kozy Korpesh and Bayan Sulu develop mutual feelings.
Director: Shaken Aimanov
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Sabira Maikanova as Makpal |
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Nurmukhan Zhanturin as Kodar |
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Rakhia Koychubayeva as Kunekey |
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Kalibek Kuanyshbayev as Zharkin |
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Sholpan Dzhandarbekova as Bayan Sulu |
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Serke Kozhamkulov as Karabay |
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Kamal Karmysov as Zhantyk |
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Asvad Khasanov as Usak |
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D. Abdullina as Tansyk |
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I. Argymbayev as Aydar |
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T. Agrimbekov as Kozy Korpesh |
| Directing | Shaken Aimanov | Director |
| Writing | Gabit Musrepov | Writer |
| Art | Pavel Zaltsman | Production Design |
| Sound | Sergey Shabelskiy | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Mikhail Aranyshev | Director of Photography |