Abrek Zaur

Abrek Zaur
Abrek Zaur
Directed by
Written by	I. Bei-Abai
Cinematography
Edited by	Esfir Shub
Music by
Production; company	Goskino
Release date	1926;
Running time	85 minutes
Country	Soviet Union
Languages	Silent; Russian intertitles

Abrek Zaur (Russian: Абрек Заур) is a 1926 Soviet silent Red Western directed by .^[1]^[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director .

Synopsis[]

The picture is set in the mid 19th century. Highlander Zaur-Bek is accused of murdering a Russian officer "outside the law" and becomes an abrek. His house is burned, father and sister arrested. But abrek Zaur remains elusive. To force him to surrender the tsarist authorities decide to burn Zaur's native village.

Cast[]

References[]

^ Christie & Taylor, p. 427.
^ Bryher (1922). Film Problems Of Soviet Russia. Riant Chateau TERRITET Switzerland. pp. 108–109.

Bibliography[]

Christie, Ian & Taylor, Richard. The Film Factory: Russian and Soviet Cinema in Documents 1896–1939. Routledge, 2012.

External links[]

Abrek Zaur at IMDb

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[1] Christie & Taylor, p. 427.

[2] Bryher (1922). Film Problems Of Soviet Russia. Riant Chateau TERRITET Switzerland. pp. 108–109.

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