Nurmukhan Zhanturin
Also Known As: Nurmachan Shanturin, Нурмухан Жантурин, Н. Жантурин
Biography: Nurmukhan Zhanturin was born in the settlement of Kondaurovo, Guriev Region (now known as Atyrau Region, Kazakhstan) on April 22, 1928. At the age of 14 he started working as an operator's assistant in a Guriev oil prospecting group, and later attended motion picture operator courses in Alma-Ata. He graduated from Alma-Ata Movie School in 1950 and the Acting Dept. of the Ostrovsky Institute of Performing Arts (Tashkent) in 1952[4] and soon joined Auezov Theater. His first screen roles go back to 1948, while 1967 saw Zhanturin officially employed at Kazakhfilm Studios. He returned to the theater in 1988 and continued to work there until his death in 1990. Zhanturin's best-known roles include Chokan Valikhanov (eponymous play by Sabit Mukanov), Kodar (Kozy Korpesh — Bayan Sulu by Gabit Musirepov), Kebek and Syrym (Enlik-Kebek and Karakoz by Mukhtar Auezov), Arman (One Tree Does Not Make a Forest by Abdilda Tazhibaev), Kaben (Unquenchable Fire by Zeinulla Kabdulov), Sanzhan (Unfunny Comedy by Akim Tarazi), Doctor (The Forgotten Man by Nâzım Hikmet), Sintaro (A Woman's Life by Kaoru Morimoto), Molière (The Cabal of Hypocrites by Mikhail Bulgakov), as well as Iago and Macbeth in Shakespeare's Othello and Macbeth (the latter in a production at the Seifullin Theater in Karaganda). Mark Donskoy spotted Zhanturin's talent when scouting the Central Asia for actors for his movie Alitet Leaves for the Hills (after a 1950 novel by Syomushkin). Nurmukhan played the role of a young man named Tumatuge. This first screen role paved his way to popularity. Nurmukhan's other well-known roles included Kerim (Daughter of the Steppes, 1954), Dzhoomart (Saltanat, 1955), Alzhanov (On the Wild Coast of the Irtysh, 1959), Abakir (Heat, 1962), Tagay (Dzhura, 1964), Tanabay (The Trotter's Gait, 1968), Ablaykhanov (The End of the Ataman, 1970), Kurmangazy (Kurmangazy, 1974). He first appeared as Shoqan Walikhanov in the 1957 movie His Time Will Come (directed by Mazhit Begalin). Zhanturin's eponymous role in Sultan Baybars brought him a prize for Special Achievements in Acting (shared with Nonna Mordyukova) at Sozvezdie-90 USSR national festival. He performed a total of more than 50 roles on screen
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
Adult: No
Birthday: April 22, 1928
Age: 97 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: May 02, 1990
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The Wolverine's Trail
Overview: A modern interpretation of the ancient Chukchi legend of love. The young hunter fell in love with the daughter of the sun, but with his last rays, the beauty left the earth, afraid of the cold. And the hunter decided to get wolverine fur for her, hunting for which is a big risk.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1979-04-01
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Amulanga
Overview: In the vast expanses of Kalmyk, love is born between the young factory worker Naran, who came for sakman (cattle time), and the shepherd’s granddaughter Amulanga.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1988-10-01
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Жнецы
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Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1979-02-01
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Grandma the General
Overview: The film tells the story of Anzirat, an elderly woman who lives in a small village in Soviet Uzbekistan with her son, daughter-in-law, and their ten children, all boys. Because of her strictness the villagers call Anzirat "Grandma-General". Back in the 1930s, Anzirat headed the main farm of the village and went through many hardships. Even when she gets old, Anzirat does not want to rest and cannot put up with the laziness, greed, and negligence of some of the villagers. She tries to put things in order for her family. Her son, however, instead of helping his pregnant wife spends all his spare time building a family football team. Only after Anzirat's death do the residents of the village realize how empty their village is without her. They feel that Anzirat was the conscience of their village.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: uz
Release Date: 1982-01-01
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The Invincible
Overview: Film about a Russian Master of Martial Arts, Andrei Khromov (Rostotsky). Based on a true story. A young man travels all over the Eastern republics of the Soviet Union. He is studying various systems of self-defense in order to develop his own system that would make him unbeatable.
Genres: Adventure Action
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1983-11-13
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Fly, Crane
Overview: An old gamekeeper introduces his nine-year-old grandson Tuyak to the surrounding nature. The boy collects books dedicated to the life of animals. And once, together with their grandfather, they were leaving a crane straggling from a flock.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1985-08-01
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White Shaman
Overview: The action takes place in the 1930s and 1940s in Chukotka. With the establishment of Soviet power, changes are coming to the camp. The main character — hunter Poygin — does not realize the significance of what is happening immediately. There is a series of events: a collision with a Black shaman who tried to take away a beloved woman from a hunter, a meeting with the head of the cultural base Medvedev, etc. Poygin observes the events that ultimately determine his life position. He becomes chairman of the first collective farm in Chukotka.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1982-08-01
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Goodbye, Gyulsary!
Overview: Based on Chingiz Aitmatov’s novel "Farewell, Gyulsary!" The story of Tanabai the blacksmith, father of three children, who upon his return from war became a herdsman, and his tragic love for the soldier’s widow Byubyudzhan. The lyrical poem has an additional storyline concerning the horse Gyulsary and his master Tanabai.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1969-12-01
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Sultan Beybars
Overview: The second part of a historical film dilogy based on the story “Emshan” by Maurice Simashko. XIII century. Equal to God, Sultan Beybars — the ruler of Egypt, who has the largest fleet in the Mediterranean, crushed the Crusader troops and countless hordes of Genghis Khan's descendant – recalls the life path he passed before ascending to the throne of the ruler.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1989-08-19
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Beybars
Overview: The first part of a historical film dilogy based on the story “Emshan” by Maurice Simashko. XIII century. Equal to God, Sultan Beybars — the ruler of Egypt, who has the largest fleet in the Mediterranean, crushed the Crusader troops and countless hordes of Genghis Khan’s descendant – recalls the life path he passed before ascending to the throne of the ruler.
Genres: History War
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1989-08-19
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Prince Danylo Halytskyi
Overview: XIII century. Prince Daniel of Galicia returned from the Horde, where he graciously have allowed to rule in Galicia in exchange for recognition his submission to Khan. But he can not accept the humiliation. He begins to prepare for war with the hordes of Batu, who conquered many Russian principalities. The Hungarian king, Lithuanians and Poles promised to support Daniel, but Pope Innocent IV refuses to lend a hand. Daniel's army is compelled to reflect the invasion of nomads herself.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: uk
Release Date: 1987-07-28
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Golden Woman
Overview: 1734. In the north of the Urals, in the impenetrable forests of Orthodox Russia, one of its small nationalities lives — the Voguls, who have preserved the rituals and customs of their ancestors. Like any nation, the Voguls have their own history, traditions and gods, the main one of which is the golden goddess, the patroness of the Voguls. Once upon a time, many centuries ago, she stood on the top of a mountain, and anyone could come and ask for her help.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1987-06-01
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Heat
Overview: An idealistic high school graduate goes to work on a state farm on the Kazakh steppe, only to clash with its authoritarian leader.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1963-06-04
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The Seventh Bullet
Overview: Despite the restoration of Soviet power in the area, Basmachis continue to arrive from across the border, bringing death and destruction to peaceful villages. One of the bands of rebels is led by Khairulla who is pitted against the militsiya (local militia) leader Maxumov. At first it seems hopeless for Maxumov as the rebels capture most of his men, winning them over to his side. He has only one strategy left; to give himself up, and try to explain to the people that Khairulla has deceived them, turning the soldiers back to revolution. Later in pursuit of his enemy, he chases Khairulla across a river. He has only one bullet left -- the seventh, and he must not miss his target!
Genres: Adventure War
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1973-04-30
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Listen, on the Other Side
Overview: Soldiers of the Russian-Mongolian Joint Special Detachment, who are carrying out a special mission, went to the front line of the war and assumed the responsibility of conducting a sharp emotional and ideological battle with words and sounds. Therefore, the contribution of these people in the battle of Khalkh River was huge. This film shows the Khalkh River War and its scope through the actions of the "Little Squad" and the thoughts of its heroes.
Genres: War
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1972-11-27
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Epiphany
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Genres: Animation Fantasy
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1973-05-02
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Genie's Space Adventures
Overview:
Genres: Adventure Animation Fantasy Science Fiction
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1975-04-12
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A Poem About Love
Overview: A film based on the Kazakh epic poem of the XIII-XIV century. The film tells about the founders of Sarybay and Karabay, who, due to circumstances, violate the oath given to each other to seal their blood-tied friendship. However, their children Kozy Korpesh and Bayan Sulu develop mutual feelings.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1954-05-10
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The End of Ataman
Overview: A Kazakh spy thriller: In 1921, at the height of the civil war, a Soviet officer is assigned to kill the ataman Dutov, a White collaborator. In order to get close to the ataman he infiltrates his gang.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1970-01-01
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Surzhekey: Angel of Death
Overview: Story of a small Kazakh community in the 1930s terrorized by a Red Army soldier whose task it is to force them to collectivize and to eliminate “kulaks.”
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1991-04-01
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The First Echelon
Overview: In one of the steppe regions of Kazakhstan arrives on Komsomol youth squad. Severe frosts, spring mud flows, exhausting work than their specialty - the development of virgin land does not come easy. But the young are young - they work, enjoy life, fall in love. In the center of the story - the touching romance secretary of the Komsomol organization and tractor driver Anne.
Genres: War Drama Romance
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1955-11-24
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Alitet Leaves for the Hills
Overview: Mark Donskoy went to the wilds of Siberia to film this Soviet movie about a community that resists the temptations of a wicked American capitalist who wants to exploit their lands.
Genres: War Drama History Adventure
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1950-04-10
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Fear, Enemy, the Ninth Son
Overview: The youngest son of the herdsman Yerzhan — the ninth son of Yerkenzhe, goes in search of his father and eight brothers, bewitched by the evil Tasbol into stone idols. By the power of his spirit, Yerkenzhe overcomes the spell of Tasbol and frees his loved ones.
Genres: Fantasy Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1984-01-01
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The Salty River of Childhood
Overview: Three teenagers are left alone on the river in Kazakhstan during WWII.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: kk
Release Date: 1983-04-30
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Nomadic Front
Overview: 1919, Russian Civil War. Siberia was united under the rule of the White Guard General Kolchak. Unwilling to recognize his power, 32 common villages from the Yenisei province declare themselves the independent Soviet Badja Republic. The Badja guerrillas, led by the hero of the WWI Pyotr Shchetinkin, quickly become a serious enemy for the White Guard.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1972-03-13
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Dzhura
Overview: The end of the 1920s — the beginning of the 1930s in Kyrgyzstan. Parts of the Red Army are waging an uncompromising struggle with basmachi in Central Asia. The film tells about the formation of the character of the young Kyrgyz hunter Djura, who found himself in a swirling whirlpool of revolutionary events that swept the Pamirs. It shows the hard way from a simple young hunter, entangled in centuries of prejudice, to a conscious, seasoned in many battles with the Basmachi mature fighter, who believed in the great ideas of the revolution.
Genres: History Crime Adventure Action
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1964-08-10
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Bizzare World of Hopes and Dreams
Overview: There is a rather bizarre planet in the universe. The main character, who possesses magical powers, flies to Earth, where he meets and falls in love with an ordinary earthly girl.
Genres: Science Fiction Romance Fantasy
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1988-02-10
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Zhambyl
Overview: The film tells about the life and work of the famous singer of the Kazakh people akyn Dzhambul Dzhabayev.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1953-05-25
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On the Wild Coast of the Irtysh
Overview: The builders of the hydroelectric power station face a difficult task: it is necessary to speed up the work in order to provide electricity to a number of other industrial facilities in the region. Construction managers are taking different paths to solving this problem.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1959-08-01
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His Time Will Come
Overview: Kazakh scientist and traveler, Chokan Valikhanov studied at St. Petersburg University and was well known in Russia. When sent to war against the Kazakhs, Valikhanov was forced to make a choice between Tzar and native land.
Genres: History
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1958-12-17
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Plane Tree on the Rock
Overview: High in the mountains, a lonely plane tree grows on a rock. The legend says that in ancient times, the beautiful girl Aisulu threw herself from this cliff, not wanting to reconcile herself with fate and get the unloved one. So, as a memory of her, a beautiful plane tree has grown in this place ... Drawing the images of our contemporaries, showing Aisula of our days, who has become a victim of gossip and prejudice due to cowardice, cowardice and moral betrayal of her two men, the authors of the film affect great moral - ethical issues.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1965-01-01
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Road of a Thousand Miles
Overview: Commissar Ali-Akbar travels a thousand miles across the desert with his international detachment, trying to deliver weapons to the Red Army during the civil war in Kazakhstan.
Genres: War
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1968-08-12
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Where the Mountains are White
Overview: Fate did not particularly favor old Myrzagali, and he did not like people. But he cherished his white camel, Ariana, and doted on her. And when he got sick and went to the hospital, Ariana cut the veins of her eyes so that she would accept a local male and no longer look towards the white mountains. After giving birth, Ariana finally went blind. And when the little camel got stronger, she ran with him towards the wind. Myrzagali did not restrain the animals...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: kk
Release Date: 1973-01-01
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The Choice
Overview:
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1975-01-01
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White Square
Overview: A young boxer named Kuat, who is brought up in the ring by a wise and demanding trainer, achieves considerable success and becomes a good athlete. He finds his happiness in great love...
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1971-05-04
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Beloved
Overview: The story of a young man named Yertaya, who returned to his native village after many years of studying at a university in the capital. During this time, his younger sister Alima grew up and fell in love with a tractor driver. And now she has to prove to Yertai that she is already an adult and independent person.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1975-02-25
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Steppe Roar
Overview: The film is dedicated to the events of the Civil War, the offensive of Denikin and Kolchak's troops on Uralsk, and the defense of the city. Historical facts are presented in it on a significant scale, through the personalities and fates of many characters, with a wide introduction of mass and battle scenes.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: kk
Release Date: 1975-01-01
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The Decisive Battle
Overview: Everything is easy and simple for the main character Alzhan Tulegenov, a student of the Faculty of Journalism, a master of sports in judo wrestling. It was only during his internship that he had to face serious difficulties for the first time. Having not thoroughly understood the essence of the problem, Aljan wrote an article in which he unfairly accused an honest man. The decisive battle of the hero takes place not on the fight mat, but inside himself...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1979-11-14
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Native Steppes
Overview: The film takes place in a Kazakh village. Aman and Aizhan love each other very much, but they often quarrel. Their neighbor Nagima decides to use one of these quarrels to marry her son Ospan to Aizhan. This leads to a number of ridiculous situations that the characters get into. But good, as always, overcomes evil, and the young people reconcile — Aizhan marries Haman.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1982-08-01
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Daughter of the Steppes
Overview: The first years of Soviet power. The rich Aktanbai decides to steal his flocks abroad. However, only the shepherd Malbagar knows the secret paths in the mountains. Therefore, Aktanbai, giving the orphan girl Nurzhamal to Malbagar as a wife, demands to indicate the way through the mountains for this. On the way to the border, Malbagar, heeding the requests of Nurzhamal, who did not want to be his wife, helps the girl escape from the camp of Aktanbai. Years pass. Nurzhamal, after graduating from medical school, returns to his native village...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: kk
Release Date: 1954-01-01
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A Month to Think
Overview: The young people fell in love with each other and decided to get married. The month they were given to reflect helped the characters to look at themselves and others in a new way, to test their feelings.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: kk
Release Date: 1980-02-14
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The Treasure of the Black Mountains
Overview: The film takes place at the recently opened Nartas mine, part of a large mining complex. Due to many reasons, the mine is undersupplied in ore. Nariman Danaev, the young head of the mine, offers a way out of this situation. He meets with both support and resistance. Thus, behind the production problems there is a struggle of characters, views, and different attitudes. The conflict is moving into the moral sphere. A difficult situation develops in the personal life of the main character.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1979-06-01
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My Love Is in the Third Year
Overview: The student team arrived to spend their work semester at a virgin land collective farm with the motto of living and working by communal principles. However, even in a limited space and time, this proved to be challenging.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1976-01-01
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