Film · Drama, Action, History

Amangeldy (1938)

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.

Director

Moisei Levin

Writers

Vsevolod Ivanov, K. Toguzakov

Country

Russia

Language

Russian

Release date

January 24, 1938

Original title

Амангельды