Movie: Star of Hope

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Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
Արմեն Բորիսի Ջիգարխանյան

Mkhitar Sparapet

Edisher Magalashvili
ედიშერ მაღალაშვილი

David-Bek

Laura Gevorkyan
Լաուրա Գևորգյան

Satenik

Sos Sargsyan
Սոս Սարգսյան

Movses

Khoren Abramyan
Khoren Abramyan

Ter-Avetis

Kote Daushvili
კოტე დაუშვილი

Barkhudar

Ovak Galoyan
Օվակ Գալոյան

Abdulla-pasha

Alla Tumanian
Ալլա Թումանյան

Gohar

Lyusya Oganesyan
Lyusya Oganesyan

Zarmand

Guzh Manukyan
Guzh Manukyan

Mihran

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    Two part film about David Bek and Mkhitar Sparapet's major Armenian uprising against Safavid Persia in the Syunik region in the 18th century.

  • Release Date

    1978-10-15

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    5.5

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    2.8 starts
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