''Nasreddin in Bukhara'' (russian: Насреддин в Бухаре, Nasreddin v Bukhare) is a 1943 Soviet

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Yakov Protazanov Yakov Alexandrovich Protazanov (russian: Яков Александрович Протазанов; 4 February ( O.S. 23 January ) 1881 – 8 August 1945) was a Russian and Soviet film director and screenwriter, and one of the founding fathers of ...

, based on the novel by Leonid Solovyov ''Disturber of the Peace'' about

Nasreddin Nasreddin () or Nasreddin Hodja (other variants include: Mullah Nasreddin Hooja, Nasruddin Hodja, Mullah Nasruddin, Mullah Nasriddin, Khoja Nasriddin) (1208-1285) is a character in the folklore of the Muslim world from Arabia to Central Asia ...

Plot

Nasreddin arrives in Bukhara on his donkey. On exactly this day the

Emir Emir (; ar, أمير ' ), sometimes transliterated amir, amier, or ameer, is a word of Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or other person possessing actual or cer ...

of Bukhara administers a civil trial. Potter Niyaz owes 400 tenga to moneychanger Jafar and the court orders him to return the money within one hour. The poor potter has no money and this means that he will have to become a slave along with his daughter Guljan. Niyaz is saved by Nasreddin who buys out his debt from Jafar. Indignant Jafar denounces this story to the Emir of Bukhara. Emir calls to catch the rebel who dared to leave his sentence without execution. Nasreddin flees from the guards out of Niyaz and Guljan's house. But now Nasreddin's lover may become an addition to the harem of the Emir, and in order to save her Nasreddin dresses up as a scientist-astrologer and infiltrates into the palace ...

Cast

Lev Sverdlin Lev Naumovich Sverdlin (russian: Лев Наумович Свердлин; 16 November 1901 - 29 August 1969) was a Soviet and Russian actor. He appeared in more than forty films from 1936 to 1969. Filmography References External links * * ...

- Nasreddin * M. Mirzakarimova - Gyuldjan * Konstantin Mikhailov - The Emir *

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- Djafar * Vasili Zaychikov - Niyaz, Gyuldjan's father * Stepan Kayukov - Bakhtiyar, the wazir * Matvei Lyarov - Arslanbek * Nikolai Volkov - Hussein-Husliya * A. Talitov - Yusup * Asad Ismatov - Ali * Ivan Bobrov * M. Mirakilov * A. Pirmukhamedov

References

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* 1943 films 1940s historical comedy films 1943 romantic comedy films Soviet romantic comedy films Russian historical comedy films Soviet black-and-white films Films directed by Yakov Protazanov Films based on Russian novels Soviet historical comedy films Nasreddin Russian romantic comedy films Russian black-and-white films 1940s Soviet films {{1940s-USSR-film-stub