Case in the Desert
1957, UZ. Directed by Zagid Sabitov.
Gliding competitions are taking place in one of the border towns of Uzbekistan. An unexpected typhoon blows a glider with schoolchildren Kostya and Rustam into the desert. When their glider crashed on the sand, the guys find a small Firyusa in the cabin under the seat, who really wanted to fly, but they didn't take her. The three of them set off across the desert to the Dead City.
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- UZ
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- Released
- 7 September 1957
- Original title
- Cho'l ishi
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Olga Bondarenko
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Who directed Case in the Desert?
Case in the Desert (1957) was directed by Zagid Sabitov and stars Yevgeniy Suponev, Mila Gaziyeva, Ismail Fazylov.