Nazar the Brave (a.k.a. Kaj Nazar) (Armenian: Քաջ Նազար) is a 1940 Soviet comedy film directed by Amasi Martirosyan.[1][2] The title is a reference to the famous fairy tale of the same name by Hovhannes Tumanyan.

Nazar the Brave
Directed byAmasi Martirosyan
Written byDerenik Demirchyan (play)
Amasi Martirosyan
StarringHambartsum Khachanyan
Arus Asryan
Avet Avetisyan
CinematographySarkis Gevorkyan
Music bySargis Barkhudaryan
Production
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Release date
  • 1940 (1940)
Running time
50 min
CountrySoviet Union
LanguageArmenian

Plot

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A comical tale about how the coward Nazar who, as a joke of fate, appears to preside over the throne..

Cast

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  • Hambartsum Khachanyan - Nazar
  • Arus Asryan - Ustian
  • Avet Avetisyan - Sako
  • Manvel Manvelyan - Butler
  • L. Msrlyan - Tamada
  • Aram Amirbekyan - Voskan
  • Samvel Mkrtchyan - Teacher
  • A. Aslanyan - Priest
  • Artemy Harutyunyan - Courtier
  • Davit Gulazyan - Courtier
  • Khachatur Abrahamyan - Courtier
  • A. Ter-Abrahamyan - Ishkhan

References

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  1. ^ "Nazar the Brave - Armenian Cinema". Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  2. ^ Nishan Parlakian, S. Peter Cowe. Modern Armenian Drama: An Anthology. Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231116305.
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