The Cloth Peddler (1917)

Arşın Mal Alan

Set in turn of the century Baku at the dawn of the 20th century, a young man wishes to marry. Since he is a rich and successful business man, despite his young age, he feels that he should have his pick of any bride that he fancies, however, Azerbanjani tradition dictates otherwise.

Date of release
1917-01-04
TMDB
8.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
7h 0m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Director
Boris Svetlov

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Interesting facts

  • Based on: Arshin Mal Alan

The Cloth Peddler was a full-length Russian comedy-drama film and Azerbaijani silent film made in the capital city Baku in pre-Soviet Union 1917, based on the operetta by the Azerbaijani composer Uzeyir Hajibeyov.

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