The Minaret of Death

Based on an old Bukharan mythical tale from the 16th century. Dzhemal, daughter of the Khiva khan, and her milk sister Selekha set off from Bukhara to Khiva. On the way the caravan is attacked by robbers. The ataman of the gang Kur-bashi is struck by Dzhemal's beauty, but the girl rejects the brigand's love. His concubine Gul-Saryk, jealous of her new rival, helps the girls escape...

• Vyacheslav ViskovskyDirector
• Vyacheslav ViskovskyWriter
• Aleksandr BalaginWriter

• Nadezhda VendelinDzhemal
• Valentina BaranovaSelekha
• Oleg FrelikhKur-Bashi
• Khalil AbzhalilovKur-Bashi
• Olga SpirovaGyul-Saryk
• Iona TalanovShahrukh-bek
• Aleksey BogdanovskiyEndzhin-khan - Emir Bukhara
• Sergey ShklyarevskiyRobber
• Zana ZanoniFirst wife
• Boris MedvedevRobber
• M. KarpovskiyCast
• Nadezhda FridlyandCast