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Once Upon a Time There Was a Singing Blackbird (1970)
Iko shashvi mgalobeli (original title)

85 min  -  Comedy | Drama  -   10 October 1975 (East Germany)
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Gia is a carefree young percussionist who works at a theater in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia. He lives in a small apartment with his mother... See full summary »

Director:

Otar Iosseliani

Writers:

Dimitri Eristavi, Otar Iosseliani, and 4 more credits »

Stars:

Gela Kandelaki, Gogi Chkheidze and Jansug Kakhidze
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gela Kandelaki Gela Kandelaki ...
Gia Agladze
Gogi Chkheidze Gogi Chkheidze
Jansug Kakhidze Jansug Kakhidze
Irine Jandieri Irine Jandieri
Elene Landia Elene Landia
I. Mdivani I. Mdivani
Marina Kartsivadze Marina Kartsivadze
Nugzar Erkomaishvili Nugzar Erkomaishvili
Irakli Qoqrashvili Irakli Qoqrashvili
N. Andjaparidze N. Andjaparidze
Dea Ivanidze Dea Ivanidze
Tamari Ishkhneli Tamari Ishkhneli
T. Gedevanishvili T. Gedevanishvili
R. Baramidze R. Baramidze
Robert Sturua Robert Sturua
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Gia is a carefree young percussionist who works at a theater in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia. He lives in a small apartment with his mother. Gia spends his days flitting from friend to friend, lover to lover, avoiding any responsibility, and never staying still for five minutes. However, he always manages to arrive at the theater just in time to play the drums at the end of the ballet. Written by Will Gilbert  

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Comedy | Drama

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Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Georgian

Release Date:

(East Germany) See more »

Also Known As:

Élt egyszer egy énekes rigó See more »

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Qartuli Pilmi See more »
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"Erbarme Dich" See more »