Dorjpalam Ravjaa

Dorjpalam Ravjaa was born in 1930 in Selenge region. After graduating from Mikhail Chiaureli’s class at Moscow’s film school VGIK, he directs in 1956 the first ever Mongolian comedy What Obstacles are becoming for us?. He will become famous for comedies. He is one of the very rare directors, who got permission to show his movies abroad. He got promoted Honored Artist of the Russian Federation in 1974.

The Golden Ger (1961)

Herder Pagwa lives in a hut in a valley of beautiful flowers, where he hoards a mysterious chest whose secret is not revealed even to his three sons. The elder two believe that the chest is filled with gold and precious stones, so they break it open. From then on, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gottfried Kolditz  •  Dorjpalam Ravjaa
CAST:  Luvsanjamts Jamba  •  Zaagani Zegmed  •  Batsuchijn Zorig  •  Surengin Suchbaatar

Herder Pagwa lives in a hut in a valley of beautiful flowers, where he hoards a mysterious chest whose secret is not revealed even to his three sons. The elder two believe that the chest is filled with gold and precious stones, so they break it open. From then on, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gottfried Kolditz  •  Dorjpalam Ravjaa
CAST:  Luvsanjamts Jamba  •  Zaagani Zegmed  •  Batsuchijn Zorig  •  Surengin Suchbaatar

Mirage Above the Gobi Desert (1980)

A young teacher in Russian is promoted school director in a small Gobi village. Upon his arrival, he uses the few available resources to gain the villager’s trust. He makes rapidly new friends, such as the a young post office lady, a tractor driver unable to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dorjpalam Ravjaa
CAST:  Erdenetogtokh Gurragchaa  •  Oyuntsetseg Yanjiv  •  Dorjsambuu Gursed  •  Zanabazar Jambal

A young teacher in Russian is promoted school director in a small Gobi village. Upon his arrival, he uses the few available resources to gain the villager’s trust. He makes rapidly new friends, such as the a young post office lady, a tractor driver unable to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dorjpalam Ravjaa
CAST:  Erdenetogtokh Gurragchaa  •  Oyuntsetseg Yanjiv  •  Dorjsambuu Gursed  •  Zanabazar Jambal

Tungalag Tamir (1970)

An honest man, with his wife and son goes in search of work. The family was poor but happy together. He reaches the farm of a rich breeder and becomes his servant. In order to support his family, he has to bear all kinds of humiliations against which he ultimately ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dorjpalam Ravjaa
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An honest man, with his wife and son goes in search of work. The family was poor but happy together. He reaches the farm of a rich breeder and becomes his servant. In order to support his family, he has to bear all kinds of humiliations against which he ultimately ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dorjpalam Ravjaa
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DIRECTION:  Dorjpalam Ravjaa
CAST:  E. Ganbold  •  Yo. Tsetsegmaa  •  Naydangiyn Nyamdavaa  •  Z. Tserenpil

Салхины амт (1960)

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DIRECTION:  Dorjpalam Ravjaa
CAST:  Batnasangiin Dashdavaa  •  L. Tuyaa  •  N. Tserma  •  Sh. Behbat

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DIRECTION:  Dorjpalam Ravjaa
CAST:  Batnasangiin Dashdavaa  •  L. Tuyaa  •  N. Tserma  •  Sh. Behbat