Documentary backdrop image for Mountain Vigil (1964)

Documentary backdrop image for Mountain Vigil (1964)

196410 minPGdocumentary

5.9/ 10(15 ratings)• TMDB

Mountain Vigil

196410 minPGdocumentary

5.9/ 10(15 ratings)• TMDB

Climbers battle nature's wrath while safeguarding Armenia's landscapes.

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Artavazd Peleshian

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Climbers battle nature's wrath while safeguarding Armenia's landscapes.

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Artavazd Peleshian

Artavazd Peleshiandirector

Gayane Arakelyanwriter

Synopsis

Poetic film about the struggle of man's will and muscles against nature, about the rock-climbers who prevent landslides and eliminate their consequences.

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