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Why Does The River Roar? (1959): Cast

Why Does The River Roar? (1959) movie poster

Why Does The River Roar? is a 1959 war drama directed by Grigori Melik-Avakyan, starring Hrachia Nersisyan as Atanes Ghambaryan, Lilik Hovhannisyan and Frunze Dovlatyan. It runs 1 hour 30 minutes.

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Why Does The River Roar? (1959) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 30m (90 min)
Genres
War , Drama
Original language
Armenian
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Why Does The River Roar? About?

The premise of Why Does The River Roar? without spoilers.

Atanes Ghambaryan, a resident of an Armenian border village, returns from World II captivity to find himself living in Turkey while longing to go back to his homeland. During a night patrol, border guard Armen—who loves Ghambaryan’s daughter Seda—spies Atanes across the Araks River, recognizing him.

Why Does The River Roar? Themes & Keywords

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  • armenia
  • armenian
  • turkey the country
  • aras river
  • soviet union
  • border
  • border guard
  • soviet military
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Cast & crew

Why Does The River Roar? Cast & Characters

Hrachia Nersisyan leads the cast as Atanes Ghambaryan, with Lilik Hovhannisyan as Seda Ghambaryan and Frunze Dovlatyan as Armen Manukyan. Directed by Grigori Melik-Avakyan; 17 actors are credited in all.

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FAQ

Why Does The River Roar? FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date

Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Why Does The River Roar?, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Why Does The River Roar??

Why Does The River Roar? runs 1 hour 30 minutes (90 minutes).

When was Why Does The River Roar? released?

Why Does The River Roar? was released on October 5, 1959.

Who directed Why Does The River Roar??

Why Does The River Roar? was directed by Grigori Melik-Avakyan.

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Who is in the cast of Why Does The River Roar??

Why Does The River Roar? stars Hrachia Nersisyan as Atanes Ghambaryan, Lilik Hovhannisyan as Seda Ghambaryan and Frunze Dovlatyan as Armen Manukyan, among 17 credited actors.

Does Why Does The River Roar? have a post-credit scene?

No. Why Does The River Roar? has no extra scene during or after the credits.

What language is Why Does The River Roar? in?

The original language of Why Does The River Roar? is Armenian.

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