Tsogt taij (Mongolian: Цогт тайж, ᠴᠣᠭᠲᠤ ᠲᠠᠶᠢᠵᠢ, romanized: Čoγto tayiji), released in the Soviet Union as Knights of the Steppes (Russian: Степные витязи, romanized: Stepnye vityazi), is a 1945 film by Russian director Yuri Tarich. Written by Tarich and respected Mongolian linguist Byambyn Rinchen, the film tells the story of Choghtu Khong Tayiji.
| Tsogt taij | |
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| Directed by | Yuri Tarich |
| Written by | Yuri Tarich Byambyn Rinchen |
| Produced by | M.Bold, M.Luvsanjamts |
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| Cinematography | Dejidiin Jigjid |
| Music by | Bilegiin Damdinsüren Luvsanjamgiin Mördorj Boris Smirnov |
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Running time | 152 minutes |
| Country | Mongolia |
| Language | Mongolian |
| Budget | 2,400,000 tugrik |
Literature
edit- Petr Rollberg. Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. United Kingdom 2008, 2nd edition. Page: 728.
- BARNETT, ROBERT. “‘Tsogt Taij’ and the Disappearance of the Overlord: Triangular Relations in Three Inner Asian Films.” Inner Asia, vol. 9, no. 1, 2007, pp. 41–75, http://www.jstor.org/stable/23615067. Accessed 15 May 2022.
- Manduhai Buyandelger. Tricky Representations: Buddhism in the Cinema during Socialism in Mongolia. In: Silk Road. Summer 2008, Vol. 6.1; Pages: 54–62. [1]
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