There Once Was a Singing Blackbird

There Once Was a Singing Blackbird

1970•1h 18m•6.2/10

DramaComedyMusic

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.2/10(30)

Gia is a carefree young percussionist who works at a theater in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia. He lives in a small apartment with his mother. Gia spends his days flitting from friend to friend, lover to lover, avoiding any responsibility, and never staying still for five minutes. However, he always manages to arrive at the theater just in time to play the drums at the end of the ballet.

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Production

Georgia-Film

Language

KA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Gela Kandelaki

Gia Agladze

Gogi Chkheidze

Jansug Kakhidze

Jansug Kakhidze

Conductor

Irine Jandieri

Elene Landia

I. Mdivani

Marina Kartsivadze

Nugzar Erkomaishvili

Irakli Kokrashvili

Irakli Kokrashvili

Natia Anjaparidze

Dea Ivanidze

Tamari Ishkhneli

T. Gedevanishvili

R. Baramidze

Robert Sturua

Robert Sturua

G. Margvelachvili

Zurab Nijaradze

G. Gzirishvili

Maka Makharadze

Maka Makharadze

Tengiz Magalashvili

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