Wandering minstrel Ashik Kerib falls in love with a rich merchant's daughter, but is spurned by her father and forced to roam the world for a thousand and one nights. Now presumed dead by those he loves, he performs for the poor and unfortunate on his journeys through the wilderness. Parajanov's visually ravishing 'tableaux vivants' tell Lermontov's romantic tale while Turkish and Azerbaijani folk songs transport us into its mystical landscapes.
| Directing | Sergei Parajanov | Director |
| Writing | Gia Badridze | Writer |
| Sound | Javanshir Guliyev | Music |
| Crew | Albert Yavuryan | Cinematography |
| Directing | Dodo Abashidze | Co-Director |
| Art | Gogi Aleqsi-Meskhishvili | Production Design |
| Art | Sergei Parajanov | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eka Magalashvili | Costume Design |
| Sound | Gari Kuntsevi | Sound Editor |
| Art | Shota Gogolashvili | Production Design |
| Art | Niko Zandukeli | Production Design |
| Writing | Mikhail Lermontov | Novel |
