Journey Beyond Three Seas
1957 film by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, Wassili Markelowitsch Pronin
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6.1This first co-production of the Soviet and Indian cinematographers is dedicated to the Tver merchant Afanasy Nikitin who in 1466-1472 blazed the trade way from Europe to India. The film is based on Nikitin’s travel notes. Starring in the film are popular Russian actor Oleg Strizhenov and India’s 1950s movie star Nargis.
Released: 1957-12-13144 minDir: Khwaja Ahmad AbbasAdventure, History
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Cast
- Nargis as Champa
- Oleg Strizhenov as Afanasiy Nikitin
- Padmini as Court Dancer Lakshmi
- Prithviraj Kapoor as Grand Vizier Mahmud Gavan
- Manmohan Krishna as Champa's Father
- P. Jairaj as Ambassador Hassan Bek Shirvan
Themes
- biography
- geography