Bashi-Achuki (1956)
The 17th century rebellion in Kakheti masterminded by Bidzina Cholokashvili gets about the whole Georgia. An Imeretian youth nicknamed as Bashi-Achuk is a real exterminator of the Persians. He attacks the Persian escort and sets free the Georgian women who were supposed to be locked up in the Shah’s harem. Bashi-Achuk’s twin sisters are among the rescued captives. Abdushahil, a Persian warrior who was defeated by Bashi-Achuk in wrestling, falls in love with Mzisa, Bashi-achuk’s sister. Mzisa brings Abdushahil to the camp of the Georgian rebels. Abdushahil learns that he is a Georgian too. As a child he was kidnapped and brought up in Persia. Abdushahil’s army gives up and the Georgians win the battle.
- Released
- 1956-12-02
- Genres
- Adventure, History, Romance
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Leo Esakia, Lado Karsanidze
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 from 10 votes
Cast
- Otar Koberidze as Bashi-Achuki
- Lia Eliava as Mzisa and Mtvarisa
- Medea Chakhava as Melano
- Dodo Chichinadze as Nino
- Kote Daushvili as Selimkhani
- Iusuf (Ioseb) Kobaladze as Prince Cholokashvili
- Meri Davitashvili as Tomsal-Mako
- Guram Sagaradze as Peiqar Mirza
- David Abashidze as Abdushahili
- Marina Tbileli
- Giorgi Shavgulidze
- Nikoloz Tsiklauri