The Legend of Suram Fortress
| The Legend of Suram Fortress | |
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| Directed by | Dodo Abashidze Sergei Parajanov |
| Screenplay by | Vaja Gigashvili |
| Based on | Suramis Tsikhe by Daniel Chonkadze |
| Produced by | Gruziya-film |
| Starring | Leila Alibegashvili Zurab Kipshidze Dodo Abashidze Sofiko Chiaureli Levan Uchaneishvili |
| Cinematography | Yuri Klimenko |
| Edited by | Kora Tsereteli |
| Music by | Jansug Kakhidze |
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Running time | 88 min. |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Georgian |
The Legend of the Suram Fortress (Georgian: ამბავი სურამის ციხისა, romanized: ambavi suramis tsikhisa) is a 1985 art film directed by Georgian director Sergei Parajanov and Georgian actor Dodo Abashidze. Sergei Parajanov's first film after 15 years of censorship in the Soviet Union, it is a film stylistically linked with his earlier The Color of Pomegranates (1968): The film consists of a series of tableaux; once again minimal dialogue is used; the film abounds in surreal, almost oneiric power.