Star Of Hope - Part One: David Bek

Oct 15, 1978

1h 12m

★ 0.0

Overview

First movie of the two part film about David Bek and Mkhitar Sparapet's major Armenian uprising against Safavid Persia in the Syunik region in the 18th century. Part one tells the story of David Bek.

Genres

Drama

War

History

Production Companies

Armenia Studio

Mosfilm

Star Of Hope - Part One: David Bek Trailers

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Cast

David Bek

Edisher Magalashvili

Mkhitar Sparapet

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan

Satenik

Laura Gevorkyan

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Khoren Abramyan

Barkhudar

Kote Daushvili

Abdulla-pasha

Ovak Galoyan

Gohar

Alla Tumanian

Zarmand

Lyusya Oganesyan

Mihran

Guzh Manukyan

Pghindz Artin

Edgar Elbakyan

Bayandur

Jirair Karapetyan

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