Screen Adaptation of the Tahir and Zuhrа Legend

Abstract

The issue of preserving the historic memory of World War Two has become particularly acute in recent years. This memory is cherished in Uzbekistan, yet the modern generation fails to see the true value of the movies produced in those trying times. During the war, our country sheltered a lot of evacuated filmmakers which enabled them to continue their work.  At the premises of the Tashkent Film Studio, quite a number of high-profile films, including “Two Fighters,” “Alexander Parhomenko,” “Girl No 217,” to name a few, were created. The film “Tahir and Zuhra” occupies a rightful place among them. The article reveals the organizational and production structure. The side of making the film, how it was managed in those difficult years to make a picture of a level worthy of being recognized as one of the world's cinema masterpieces.