Based on the play of the same name by the Uzbek poet, playwright, and composer Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi. Exposing the feudal way of life, the wealthy landowners (bais), the clergy, and Tsarist officials, the film depicts the awakening of class consciousness among working Uzbeks.
Cast
Shukur Burkhanov
Gafur
Sara Ishanturaeva
Jamilya
Obid Dzhalilov
Salikhbai
Zamira Khidoyatova
Rakhimahola
Lutfulla Nazrullaev
Kholmat, bai's servant
Maria Kuznetsova
Khodzhiona
Zainab Sadriyeva
Poshooim
Maryam Yakubova
Khonzadahon
Yayra Abdullaeva
Gulbahor
Kudrat Khodzhaev
County chief
Nabi Rakhimov
Aleksey, revolutionary
Amin Turdyev
Kadyrkul
Abdulkhak Norbayev
Judge
Gani Agzamov
Imam
Sagdi Tabibullayev
Ellikbashi
Sharif Kayumov
Gafur's friend
Jora Tojiyev
Gafur's friend
U. Tabdullaev
Gafur's friend
A. Atakulov
(uncredited)
