Khatan-Bator is a two-part
Mongolian language biopic film based on the life of
Khatanbaatar Magsarjav. Khatanbaatar was a Mongolian General who overthrew the
Manchurian Forces in Mongolia led by the
Amban
Amban (Manchu language, Manchu and Mongolian language, Mongol: ''Amban'', Standard Tibetan, Tibetan: ་''am ben'', , Uyghur language, Uighur:''am ben'') is a Manchu language term meaning "high official", corresponding to a number of different ...
Chinese occupation of Urga. The film was directed by Jigjidsuren Gombojav and produced by Mongol Kino. It was submitted to the
12th Moscow International Film Festival
The 12th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 21 July 1981. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Brazilian film ''O Homem que Virou Suco'' directed by João Batista de Andrade, the Vietnamese film '' The Abandoned Field: Free Fi ...
.
Synopsis
Story is based in the life of
Khatanbaatar Magsarjav, a
Mongolia
Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million, ...
n general and a leading figure in Mongolia's struggle for independence. His contingent of 800 elite Mongol soldiers fought White Russian and Chinese forces over 30 times between 1912 and 1921, without a single defeat. He served as acting prime minister from February 15, 1921, to March 13, 1921, under
Roman Ungern von Sternberg
Nikolai Robert Maximilian Freiherr von Ungern-Sternberg (russian: link=no, Роман Фёдорович фон Унгерн-Штернберг, translit=Roman Fedorovich fon Ungern-Shternberg; 10 January 1886 – 15 September 1921), often refer ...
's puppet regime and later fought the baron forces.
Cast and Staffs
* Director: G.Jigjidsuren
* Photographer: L. Sharavdorj, G.Tseren
* Author: S.Udval, G.Jigjidsuren
* Composer: Z.Hangal
* Songwriter: B.Sambuu
* Screenplay: D.Badamtseren
* Writers: D.Tumenbayar, D.Didid, T.Narantsetseg
Cast
* E. Erdenebulgan as
Khatanbaatar Magsarjav
* R. Lorzambat as
Damdin Sukhbaatar
* L. Nerendamba as
Manlaibaatar Damdinsuren (part-1)
* R. Dorjbat as Sukhbaatar
* Anatoly Tkalcher as
Baron Ungern
Nikolai Robert Maximilian Freiherr von Ungern-Sternberg (russian: link=no, Роман Фёдорович фон Унгерн-Штернберг, translit=Roman Fedorovich fon Ungern-Shternberg; 10 January 1886 – 15 September 1921), often refer ...
* Demberen Sedor -
Grigory Semyonov
* S.Anatoli- Bakerk
* A. Ochirbat as Togmind
Cameo roles
(Part - I and II )
* D. Altangeren as Toogoo
* N. Chegmed as the
Bogd Khan
* Nikoliai Magnikov as Eshetenkihn
* Boris Andrev as Andriei V.Burdokov
* P. Jamsranjav as
Amban San-dowa (A Chinese official)
* A. Avirmed as Darbzab
* D. Chimed-Osor as Ovgon
* S. Renden as G. Soyn
* S. Seded as Dermeen
* R. Eldorj as Capt. Tien Shi Hung (
Beiyang Army
The Beiyang Army (), named after the Beiyang region,Hong Zhang (2019)"Yuan Shikai and the Significance of his Troop Training at Xiaozhan, Tianjin, 1895–1899" ''The Chinese Historical Review'' 26(1) was a large, Western-style Imperial Chinese Ar ...
)
* Z. Jarantav - Beiyang Army
* S. Medndee - Beiyang Army
* S. Dorj - Beiyang Army
* B. Goboj - ''Amban's servant''
* Yuri Martinov - ''Russian commander''
* N. Smorchkov - ''Russian Soldier''
* Z. Dedendambaa- ''Buryat Soldier''
* Cookie or Altangerel-Dashtseleg
* Mr. Gangen Suwen
* Bogd Jebtsundamba Khutuktu - The Tsegmah of Najat
* Jargal - Nysing
* Daruz - Choir
* D.Davaajav - Gunjchinhorloo
References
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External links
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Films set in Mongolia
1980s biographical films
Mongolian drama films
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