The Minaret of Death

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...

Top Cast

Nadezhda Vendelin

As Dzhemal

Valentina Baranova

As Selekha

Oleg Frelikh

As Kur-Bashi

Khalil Abzhalilov

As Kur-Bashi

Olga Spirova

As Gyul-Saryk

Iona Talanov

As Shahrukh-bek

Aleksey Bogdanovskiy

As Endzhin-khan - Emir Bukhara

Sergey Shklyarevskiy

As Robber

Zana Zanoni

As First wife

Boris Medvedev

As Robber