Arshin Takes a Wife

1h 29m
MusicComedyRomance
6.5

Set in Baku at the turn of the 20th century, a young successful businessman Asgar wishes to marry. He wants his bride to be the choice of his heart, however, Azerbaijani tradition restricted him from communicating with the lady as a lover before marriage. So Asgar decides to disguise himself as a mere cloth peddler and the young woman Gulchohra falls in love with him.

Cast

Rashid Behbudov
Asgar
Leyla Badirbayli
Gulchohra
Alakbar Huseynzadeh
Soltan bey
Ismail Efendiyev
Suleyman
Munavvar Kalantarli
Jahan
Lutfali Abdullayev
Vali
Fatma Mehraliyeva
Telli
Rahila Mustafayeva
Asya
Mirzaagha Aliyev
Mashadi Ibad

Crew

Uzeyir Hadjibeyov
Opera, Original Music Composer
Nikolai Leshchenko
Director
Rza Takhmasib
Director
Sabit Rakhman
Screenplay
A. Striyeva
Editor
Alisattar Atakishiyev
Director of Photography
Mukhtar Dadashev
Director of Photography
Zeynab Kazimova
Assistant Director
Teymur Hüseynov
Executive Producer
Yuri Shvets
Production Design
I. Akhundov
Costume Design
Agagusein Kerimov
Sound Recordist
Danil Yevdayev
Production Manager
Niyazi
Conductor
M. Gumriyev
Art Direction

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