| The Cloth Peddler | |
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| Directed by | Rza Tahmasib |
| Written by | Uzeyir Hajibeyov |
| Starring | Rashid Behbudov, Leyla Badirbayli, Lutfali Abdullayev |
| Cinematography | Alisattar Atakishiyev, Mukhtar Dadashov |
| Distributed by | Baku Studio |
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| Countries | Soviet Union , Azerbaijan SSR |
| Languages | Russian, Azerbaijani |
The Cloth Peddler (Azerbaijani: Arşın Mal Alan) is a 1945 Soviet-Azerbaijani romantic comedy musical film made in Baku, based on the operetta Arshin Mal Alan by the famous Azerbaijani composer Uzeyir Hajibeyov.
Set in Baku at the turn of the 20th century, a young successful businessman Asgar (Rashid Behbudov) wishes to marry. He wants his bride to be the choice of his heart, but Azerbaijani tradition restricts him from communicating with the lady as a lover before marriage. So he decides to disguise himself as a mere cloth peddler and the young woman, Gulchoehra (Leyla Badirbayli,) falls in love with him. However, she is concerned that her father, Soltan bey (Alakbar Huseynzade) will not allow her to marry a cloth peddler. Young Asgar then reveals himself to her father and asks for her hand in marriage. Seeing that he is indeed a wealthy young man, the father agrees and the two are permitted to marry.[1]
The film was colorized and remastered in Los Angeles in 2012-2013. Its colorized version was premiered in Baku in December 2013.[6]
The colorized version of Arshin Mal Alan (The Cloth Peddler), was shown on 19 September 2015 in Hollywood [7]
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