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Samanishvilis dedinatsvali (Мачеха Саманишвили)
Also known as [Samanishvili’s Stepmother]
(1926) Georgia
B&W : Four reels / 1193 metres
Directed by Zakaria Berishvili and Kote Marjanishvili

Cast: Akaki Vasadze [Platon], Mikheil Lortkipanidze [Kirile], Tsetsilia Tsutsunava [Melano], Shalva Gambashidze [Bekina], Aleksandre Jorjoliani [Aristo], Nino Javakhishvili [the stepmother]

Georgian-Film production. / Scenario by Nikoloz Shengelaia and Sergo Kldiashvili, from a novel by Davit Kldiashvili. Art direction by Mikheil Chiaureli and Semyon Gubin-Gun. Cinematography by Sergei Zabozlayev. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: (unknown)

Listing updated: 13 June 2026.

References: Website-IMDb.

Home video: DVD.