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Amangeldy

Amangeldy

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 24, 1938

Runtime

1h 24m

Genres

Action, Drama, History

Original Title

Амангельды

Production Companies

Lenfilm, Kazakhfilm

Director

Moisei Levin

Description

In 1916, a new Russian governor is sent to the Kazakhstan steppes by the Tsar and tries to impose mandatory military service upon the native Kazakhs. A popular uprising begins against the Tsarist empire. A Kazakh hero, Amangeldy Imanov, leads the revolt and allies with the Bolsheviks against the Kazakh clans loyal to the Tsar.