Devil's Bride is the first Lithuania

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Musical theatre

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 created in 1974 and based on the book by Kazys Boruta

Kazys Boruta

Kazys Boruta was a Lithuanian writer and poet.His most notable work, Baltaragio malūnas , was adapted as a play, a movie Devil's Bride, and a ballet....

 Baltaragio malūnas (Whitehorn Mill). Due to its popularity it is sometimes called a Lithuanian Jesus Christ Superstar

Jesus Christ Superstar

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Rock opera

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. This musical is a joint creation by the director Arūnas Žebriūnas, composer Vyacheslav Ganelin

Vyacheslav Ganelin

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 and scriptwriter

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 Sigitas Geda

Sigitas Geda

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Cast

• Vaiva Mainelytė - Jurga and Marcelė;
• Regimantas Adomaitis - Girdvainis.
• Gediminas Girdvainis,
• Vasilijus Simčičius,
• Regina Varnaitė,
• Bronius Babkauskas,
• Juozas Meškauskas,
• Regina Arbačiauskaitė,
• Danutė Krištopaitytė,
• Jonas Pakulis

ategory:1974 films
Category:1970s musical films
Category:Lithuanian films
Category:Soviet-era Lithuanian films

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