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Namus
(Honor)
Also known as Namous (L’Honneur) in France
(1926) Georgia/Armenia
B&W : [?] Eight? reels
Directed by Hamo Bek-Nazarov (Amo Bek-Nazaryan)
Cast: Hasmik (Taguhi Hakobian) [Mariam], Maria Chahoupatian-Tatieva [Soussan], Hovhannès Abelian [Barkhoudar], Avet Avetissian [Haïro (Haïrapet)], Olga Maïssourian [Gulnaz], Samvel Mekertitchian [Seïran], Hrâtchia Nersissian [Roustam], Hambartsoum Khatchania [Badal], Mekertitch Garagach [tavern patron], Nina Manoutcharian [Chpanik], Amassi Martirossian [Sembat, Soussan’s brother], Ljuba Alexanyan [Susambar, Soussan’s friend], G. Melikyan [Sanam]
Goskinprom Gruzii and Armenkino production. / Scenario by Hamo Bek-Nazarov (Amo Bek-Nazaryan), from the novel Namus by Alexandre Chirvanzadé. Set design by V. Sidamon-Eristov and M. Sourgounov. Cinematography by Sergei Zabozlaev. / World premiere, 13 April 1926 at the Cinema Naïri in Yerevan, Armenia. Premiered 12 May 1926 at the Malaïa Demitrovka in Moscow, Russia. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The production was shot in Yerevan, Armenia, and in the Studio Tbilissi in Georgia. The film was restored in 1969 by Armenfilm. The film was again restored in 2005 by ZZ Productions (Paris) in association with Paradise Ltd. (Yerevan), with the cooperation of the Armenian National Cinematheque.
Drama.
Survival status: Prints exist [35mm restoration negative, 35mm restoration positives].
Current rights holder: (unknown)
Keywords: Birthmarks
Listing updated: 10 December 2024.
References: Youngblood-Soviet pp. 100, 318 : Website-IMDb : with addition information provided by Fabio Guerzoni.
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