Once Upon a Time There Was a Singing Blackbird

Once Upon a Time There Was a Singing Blackbird
Directed by	Otar Iosseliani
Written by	Dimitri Eristavi Otar Iosseliani Sh. Kakichashvili Semyon Lungin Otar Mekhrishvili Ilya Nusinov
Produced by	Zurab Chkheidze J. Gvenetadze
Starring	Gela Kandelaki Gogi Chkheidze Jansug Kakhidze Medea Japaridze
Cinematography	Abessalom Maisuradze
Edited by	Julietta Bezuashvili
Music by	Temur Bakuradze
Production company	Qartuli Pilmi
Release date	July 11, 1970 (1970-07-11) (Soviet Union)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Georgian

Once Upon a Time There Was a Singing Blackbird (Georgian: იყო შაშვი მგალობელი (Iko shashvi mgalobeli)) is a 1970 Soviet musical comedy-drama film.[1]

Plot

Gia is a percussionist with an orchestra in Tbilisi. He still lives with his mother. He occasionally finds time to talk to people, but it never lasts and he always has to hurry back to the orchestra.

Cast

• Gela Kandelaki as Gia Agladze
• Gogi Chkheidze
• Jansug Kakhidze as Conductor
• Medea Japaridze

References

1. Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 501. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.

External links

• Once Upon a Time There Was a Singing Blackbird at IMDb
• Genis Памятник Дрозду. // Novaya Gazeta (2008)