Pepo (film)

Pepo Armenian is a 1935 Soviet film directed by Hamo Beknazarian which is based on Gabriel Sundukyans 1876 play of the same name. Pepo was the first Armenian language sound film ever created. Music for the film was created by the young Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian, who was born in Tiflis himself. 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.

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