Acting
Yeleubai Umurzakov
Born January 31, 1899 · Kostanay, Kazakhstan
Died April 2, 1974 · aged 75
Yelubai (Yeleubai) Umurzakov Born on January 31, 1899 People’s Artist of the Kazakh SSR (1931). Since 1919, he began participating in performances of the amateur troupe “Red Caravan.” From 1920 to 1923, he worked in the police in Kustanai while continuing to take part in performances and theater life. In 1923, E. Umurzakov entered the Kazakh Institute of National Education “Kino.” Since 1925…
Known For
The Land of Our Fathers · 1966The Land of Our Fathers
★ 6.31966
MovieDrama
An old man decides to find the body of his son, a Kazakh soldier who died fighting somewhere in Russia, to bury him in the land of his ancestors. Travelling across the land with his grandson, they discover the harsh reality of war. And when they finally find the coveted grave, they realise that many brothers-in-arms are buried with the soldier. Every inch of the great homeland becomes the land of our fathers, the land of the ancestors...
The Night at 14th Parallel · 1972The Night at 14th Parallel
★ 6.11972
MovieDramaWar
Red Poppies of Issyk-Kul · 1971Red Poppies of Issyk-Kul
★ 9.01971
MovieDramaHistory
Directed by Bolotbek Shamshiyev, the movie shows Kyrgyzstan under early Soviet rule; and tells us about opium contrabanda across the border.
A Special Day · 1972A Special Day
1972
MovieRomanceDrama
The clash of two styles of approaches to people, science, and business is the main conflict of the film. Both central characters - the head of the Altai complex space station and the experiment leader Andrei - are people devoted to science. But Altai is an emotional person, he manages to take care of people, forgive them their small shortcomings and mistakes. Andrey is dry, sometimes even rude to his employees. His absorption in work sometimes borders on selfishness. This gives rise to a clash with Touma, a gifted physicist, but a man of a different plane.
The End of the Ataman · 1970The End of the Ataman
★ 5.41970
MovieDramaWestern
A Kazakh spy thriller: In 1921, at the height of the civil war, a Soviet officer is assigned to kill the ataman Dutov, a White collaborator. In order to get close to the ataman he infiltrates his gang.
Amangeldy · 1938Amangeldy
★ 9.01938
MovieActionDrama
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.
Plane Tree on the Rock · 1965Plane Tree on the Rock
1965
MovieDrama
High in the mountains, a lonely plane tree grows on a rock. The legend says that in ancient times, the beautiful girl Aisulu threw herself from this cliff, not wanting to reconcile herself with fate and get the unloved one. So, as a memory of her, a beautiful plane tree has grown in this place.
Rajchan · 1940Rajchan
★ 7.01940
MovieDrama
About the emancipation of Kazakh women under Soviet rule.
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