Once Upon a Time There Was a Singing Blackbird

Once Upon a Time There Was a Singing Blackbird
Directed by	Otar Iosseliani
Produced by	Zurab Chkheidze G. Gvenetadze
Written by	Dimitri Eristavi Otar Iosseliani Sh. Kakichashvili Semyon Lungin Otar Mekhrishvili Ilya Nusinov
Starring	Gela Kandelaki Gogi Chkheidze
Music by	Temur Bakuradze
Cinematography	Abessalom Maisuradze
Edited by	Julietta Bezuashvili
Production company	Qartuli Pilmi
Release dates	July 11, 1972 (1972-07-11) (Soviet Union)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Georgian

Once Upon a Time There Was a Singing Blackbird (Georgian: იყო შაშვი მგალობელი (Iko shashvi mgalobeli)) is a 1972 Soviet comedy-drama film.

Plot

Gia is a percussionist with an orchestra in Tbilisi. He still lives with his mother. He occasionally finds time to talk to people, but it never lasts, and he always has to hurry back to the orchestra.

Cast

• Gela Kandelaki: Gia Agladze
• Gogi Chkheidze
• Jansug Kakhidze: Conductor

External links

• Once Upon a Time There Was a Singing Blackbird at the Internet Movie Database
• Генис А. Памятник Дрозду. // Новая газета. — 4.4.2008.