Film

The Blacksmith's Banner

1961 · 1h 32m · Fantasy

Inspired by the epic poem "Shahnameh" by Ferdowsi. It tells the story of Zahhak, the ruler of the Kingdom of Snakes, who, through cunning and deception, conquers a neighboring state and establishes the cult of the Snake Goddess. Zahhak has two snakes growing from his shoulders that feed on human brains. Each day, a dancer, a devotee of the cult, performs a snake dance in the city square. The person she kisses during her performance is doomed to be sacrificed to the snakes.

Mukhamejan Kasymov

Kova

G. Niyazov

Bakhrom

Makhmud Takhiri

Kubod

Bakhtali Sabzaliyev

Farrukh

Khodzhakuli Rakhmatullaev

Rukhkhom

Dilbar Kasymova

Nushafarin

Gurmindzh Zavkibekov

Young man in leopard skin

N. Rakhmatova

Bride of the young man in leopard skin

Abdulkhair Kasymov

Zakhok

Marat Aripov

Jester

• Boris KimyagarovDirector
• Evgeniy PomeshchikovWriter
• Nikolai RozhkovWriter
• FerdowsiStory
• Boris DustmatovExecutive Producer
• Naum ArdashnikovDirector of Photography
• Suleiman YudakovOriginal Music Composer
• Yevgeniya MakhankovaEditor

Release date

October 23, 1961

Status

Released

Original language

Russian

Runtime

1h 32m

Genres

Fantasy