''The White Caravan'' ( ka, თეთრი ქარავანი, Tetri karavani; russian: Белый караван, Belyy karavan) is a 1963 Soviet
black-and-white
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Media
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drama
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directed by
Tamaz Meliava and
Eldar Shengelaya. It was entered into the
1964 Cannes Film Festival
The 17th Cannes Film Festival was held from 29 April to 14 May 1964. On this occasion, the Palme d’Or was renamed "Grand Prix du Festival International du Film", a name that remained in use through 1974, after which it became the Palme d'Or ag ...
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In April 2019, a restored version of the film was selected to be shown in the Cannes Classics section at the
2019 Cannes Film Festival
The 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 14 to 25 May 2019. Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu served as jury president. The Palme d'Or went to the South Korean film ''Parasite'', directed by Bong Joon-ho; Bong became t ...
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Cast
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Imedo Kakhiani as Gela
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Ariadna Shengelaya
Ariadna Vsevolodovna Shengelaya (née Shprink) (russian: Ариа́дна Все́володовна Шенгела́я; born 13 January 1937) is a Soviet actress. She appeared in 33 films between 1957 and 1997. She was married to the Georgian ...
as Maria
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Giorgi Kikadze as Vajia
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Spartak Bagashvili
Spartak Bagashvili ( ka, სპარტაკ ბაღაშვილი; 7 December 1914 - 1 February 1977) was a Soviet and Georgian actor. He appeared in more than twenty films from 1937 to 1975.
Selected filmography
References
Exter ...
as Martia
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N. Kalapidini as Petro
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Merab Eliozishvili as Balta
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Kote Toloraya as Siata
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Dodo Abashidze
David "Dodo" Abashidze ( ka, დავით ოდოაბაშიძე; russian: Дави́д Ива́нович Абаши́дзе; 1 May 1924 – 26 January 1990) was a Soviet Georgian film actor and director. Abashidze, who joined ...
as driver Yagvira
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Gogutsa Kuprashvili as Kivana
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I. Taralashvili as Sero
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Valentin Donguzashvili as Glakho
References
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1960s Russian-language films
1963 drama films
1963 films
Soviet black-and-white films
Films directed by Tamaz Meliava
Films directed by Eldar Shengelaia
Kartuli Pilmi films
Soviet drama films
1960s Soviet films
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