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Pepo is a 1935 Soviet drama film based on Gabriel Sundukyan's 1876 play of the same name, scripted and directed by Hamo Beknazarian, with music composed by Aram Khachaturian. Considered the 'most outstanding' film in Soviet cinema before the outbreak of World War II, the film has gained international recognition and has come to represent Armenian culture abroad.
Original Release
06/15/1935
US Release
10/09/1935
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Hrachia Nersisyan | Pepo |
| Tatyana Makhmuryan | Kekel, his sister / Kekel |
| David Malyan | Kakuli, a friend |
| Avet Avetisyan | Arutin Kirakozovich Zimzimov |
| Hambartsum Khachanyan | Darcho, merchant |
| Hasmik Agopyan | Shushan |
| Grigor Avetyan | Giko |
| Nina Manucharyan | Natel |
| N. Gevorgyan | Efemia |
| Artavazd Kefchiyan | Pichkhul, a friend |
Directors
Armen Gulakyan, Amo Bek-Nazaryan
Writers
Amo Bek-Nazaryan, Gabriel Sundukyan
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Hrachia Nersisyan | Pepo |
| Tatyana Makhmuryan | Kekel, his sister / Kekel |
| David Malyan | Kakuli, a friend |
| Avet Avetisyan | Arutin Kirakozovich Zimzimov |
| Hambartsum Khachanyan | Darcho, merchant |
| Hasmik Agopyan | Shushan |
| Grigor Avetyan | Giko |
| Nina Manucharyan | Natel |
| N. Gevorgyan | Efemia |
| Artavazd Kefchiyan | Pichkhul, a friend |
| H. Vanyan | Margurit |
| Mikayel Garagash | Gevorg, clerk |
| Vladimir Barskiy | Judge |
| M. Beroyan | Darcho's mother |
| M. Jrpetyan | Gossiper |
| Pahare | Zimzimov's servant |
| Armen Gulakyan | Duduli, a friend |
