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Magdana's Donkey (1956)

Magdanas lurja (original title)
| Drama | 25 January 1958 (USA)
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Small Georgian village (ca. 1890) Magdana a widow lives in a shack with her 3 children and ekes out a living selling yogurt. When the children find a donkey lying by the road and nurse it to health, it seems the family's troubles are over.

Directors:

Tengiz Abuladze, Rezo Chkheidze (as Rezo Chkeidze)

Writers:

Ekaterine Gabashvili (novel), Carlo Gogodze

Stars:

Dudukhana Tserodze, Liana Moistsrapishvili, Mikho Borashvili | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Credited cast:
Dudukhana Tserodze ... Magdana
Liana Moistsrapishvili Liana Moistsrapishvili ... Sopo (as L. Moistsrapishvili)
Mikho Borashvili Mikho Borashvili ... Mikho
Nani Chikvinidze Nani Chikvinidze ... Kato (as Nani Chiqvinidze)
Akaki Kvantaliani ... Mitua
Karlo Sakandelidze Karlo Sakandelidze ... Vano
Akaki Vasadze Akaki Vasadze ... Villige Foreman
Aleksandre Omiadze Aleksandre Omiadze ... Gigo (as Aleqsandre Omiadze)
Aleksandre Takaishvili Aleksandre Takaishvili ... Judge (as A. Takaishvili)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dodo Abashidze
Aleksandre Alaznispireli Aleksandre Alaznispireli ... (as A. Alaznispireli)
Tsatsa Amirejibi Tsatsa Amirejibi ... Keke
Nino Chkheidze Nino Chkheidze ... (as N. Chkheidze)
Mariya Figner ... (as M. Figner)
Mariam Garikuli Mariam Garikuli ... (as M. Garikuli)
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Small Georgian village (ca. 1890) Magdana a widow lives in a shack with her 3 children and ekes out a living selling yogurt. When the children find a donkey lying by the road and nurse it to health, it seems the family's troubles are over.

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Genres:

Drama

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Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Georgian | Russian

Release Date:

25 January 1958 (USA) See more »

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Production Co:

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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White
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