Natsagdorj Tumur

Directing

Natsagdorj Tumur

Known for

Directing

Credits

9 titles

Natsagdorj Tumur was born in Ikh Khuree (old name of Oulan Bator). First a History and Geography teacher, he becomes soon an important writer, surnamed “the young Mongolian Victor Hugo”. Assistant on Mongol Son in 1935, he made his debut feature, Norjmaa’s Destiny, in 1937. He directs a number of fiction features, before being accused of being a spy, because he was sent for three years for studies in Germany as a teenager. He spends 7 years in prison between 1940 and 1947. Upon his release, he becomes a director of a distillery, but decides to never do cinema again

Known for

Three Friends poster
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Narankhüu and Sarantuya, who study in a school in the city, go out to the country during their summer vacation and meet Balbar, a shepherd boy. They tell the story of their childhood from the local old man Dandar. However, accidentally attacking a group of thieves hiding there, Erdene reveals the secret of the lover's tank.

Three Friends

1958

Incident at the Border poster
NR

It shows how the border guards arrest the enemy who has violated the border thanks to the vigilance of the common people. The story of the film is told through the story of border soldier Bold and his girlfriend Tsengel.

Incident at the Border

1942

First Lesson poster
NR

The story is based on the historical events of Gongor, a national hero who successfully performed his duty as a border guard. The fact that he played the hero Gongor himself in the main role helped to convince the audience of the fact that it became a movie. The fact that Sh. Gongor is fighting alone and winning against the enemies who violated the border has a tone that preserves the traditional characteristics of the Mongolian folk epic hero.

First Lesson

1940

Norjmaa's Destiny poster
NR

Ulaanbaatar, 1930s. Neighbors Norjmaa and Tserendulam are both pregnant. Having had two consecutive miscarriages, Norjmaa asks a lama to oversee her third pregnancy, while Tserendulam trusts modern medicine. She very often goes to hospital for proper follow-up.

Norjmaa's Destiny

1938

The Flague poster
NR

This is a documentary feature film created with the aim of informing the public how to avoid the plague of the highly contagious disease marmoset.

The Flague

1940

No artwork available
NR

Importance of infectious diseases in society and ways to prevent them.

Enemy of Life

1941

Behind the camera

Three Friends poster
NR

Narankhüu and Sarantuya, who study in a school in the city, go out to the country during their summer vacation and meet Balbar, a shepherd boy. They tell the story of their childhood from the local old man Dandar. However, accidentally attacking a group of thieves hiding there, Erdene reveals the secret of the lover's tank.

Three Friends

1958

Incident at the Border poster
NR

It shows how the border guards arrest the enemy who has violated the border thanks to the vigilance of the common people. The story of the film is told through the story of border soldier Bold and his girlfriend Tsengel.

Incident at the Border

1942

First Lesson poster
NR

The story is based on the historical events of Gongor, a national hero who successfully performed his duty as a border guard. The fact that he played the hero Gongor himself in the main role helped to convince the audience of the fact that it became a movie. The fact that Sh. Gongor is fighting alone and winning against the enemies who violated the border has a tone that preserves the traditional characteristics of the Mongolian folk epic hero.

First Lesson

1940

First Lesson poster
NR

The story is based on the historical events of Gongor, a national hero who successfully performed his duty as a border guard. The fact that he played the hero Gongor himself in the main role helped to convince the audience of the fact that it became a movie. The fact that Sh. Gongor is fighting alone and winning against the enemies who violated the border has a tone that preserves the traditional characteristics of the Mongolian folk epic hero.

First Lesson

1940

Norjmaa's Destiny poster
NR

Ulaanbaatar, 1930s. Neighbors Norjmaa and Tserendulam are both pregnant. Having had two consecutive miscarriages, Norjmaa asks a lama to oversee her third pregnancy, while Tserendulam trusts modern medicine. She very often goes to hospital for proper follow-up.

Norjmaa's Destiny

1938

Norjmaa's Destiny poster
NR

Ulaanbaatar, 1930s. Neighbors Norjmaa and Tserendulam are both pregnant. Having had two consecutive miscarriages, Norjmaa asks a lama to oversee her third pregnancy, while Tserendulam trusts modern medicine. She very often goes to hospital for proper follow-up.

Norjmaa's Destiny

1938

The Flague poster
NR

This is a documentary feature film created with the aim of informing the public how to avoid the plague of the highly contagious disease marmoset.

The Flague

1940

No artwork available
NR

Importance of infectious diseases in society and ways to prevent them.

Enemy of Life

1941

Pack of Wolves poster
NR

In the 1940s, a group of people on the mission of Japanese intelligence carried out sabotage activities against the revolutionaries. In this complicated period, the anti-revolutionary policies of the anti-revolutionaries and the responsibility of the people's vigilance protection organization were high. Dardulam and her husband Danzan were able to express the meaning of the film interestingly through the events of a family's life. is. The script was written by D. Namdag based on the idea of ​​one of his famous plays.

Pack of Wolves

1939