The Secret of the Mountain (1959)
The struggle of the people against the shakh (king) who seized all of land and water resources.
Top billed cast
Gunduz AbbasovElshan
Tamara KokovaMatanat
Mammadrza SheikhzamanovEldostu
Eli GurbanovKamran
Andrey FaytGoygoz Kosa
Ali ZeynalovSimnar Khan
Aghadadash Gurbanov
Aghahuseyn JavadovFortune Teller
Malik DadashevDervish
Telman AliyevHadi
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Garib in the Land of Jinn (1977)
The twin brothers Sachib and Garib are cheerful and funny boys. They tend to their small farm and take care of their mother and sister. But Garib is no longer satisfied with this "simple" life. He wants to achieve prestige and prosperity. One day, while working in the fields, he is surprised by a demon who promises him wealth, fame, honor, and power if Garib works for him. Garib succumbs to the temptation and accepts the offer. His task now is to impart his knowledge and skills to the cave dwellers, called jinn. At first, Garib feels comfortable and succeeds in transforming the underworld into a fertile and flourishing landscape. But Garib is increasingly tormented by his longing for his family back home.
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The chain of adventures of a young ten-year-old Baku boy Alik who ran away from home led him to Odesa. Here, the boy made friends with his peers and many other people, and learned his first life lessons. He returned home accompanied by his father and mother, for whom their son's escape became a test of the family's strength.
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After the play of the same name of Anar.
Maiden Tower Legend (1924)
The plot of the film is taken from the legend of the Azerbaijan Maiden Tower. According to legend shirvanshah fell in love with his daughter and wanted to marry her. Learning of this daughter Shirvanshah jumped from the top of the tower in the Caspian Sea.
Don't Be Afraid, I'm with You (1981)
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Painful Roads (1982)
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Stepmother (1958)
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The Great Support (1962)
After the novellette of the same name of M.Ibrahimov. The film is about a man who trusted his subordinates.
The Winds Blow in Baku (1974)
Summer 1942. Nazi troops storm the Caucasus. They are rushing to get their hands on Baku oil. An Abwehr special group called "Wartburg" has settled in the Nalchik area. In Baku, German spy Ziegel (Pavel Kadochnikov) heads to the oil fields from Maykop under the name of Soviet engineer Kashtanov. Tankers carrying gasoline begin to explode in the Caspian Sea. Soviet counterintelligence agent "Khazri" infiltrates "Wartburg"...
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Golden Precipice (1980)
The oil industry is emerging in Baku. A poor young man named Jalil accidentally becomes the owner of an oilfield site. But unexpected wealth brings him one misfortune after another. His friends turn away from him, and the woman he loves leaves for another. A hero who dreamed of a home will never create a family.
Dağlarda Döyüş (1967)
Young border guard Sergeant Farrukh is in love with Izran, a girl from a neighboring village. Izran's father does not believe in the seriousness of the young man's intentions and forbids his daughter from seeing him. But after seeing Farrukh in action, arresting border violators, he changes his attitude towards the border guard. Farrukh pursues the violator. A landslide drives them both into a ravine. The violator tells him about his life, and the sergeant recognizes him as his father, whom he believed had died at the front...
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Two Boys from the Same District (1957)
Childhood friends Ahmet and Nuri, the sons of poor farmers, grew up together, studied together, and worked together in a factory. Together, they publish the magazine Light, which opposes the colonial policies of foreign capital and military pacts. After their first imprisonment, the friends' paths diverge: Nuri betrays his convictions and joins a reactionary newspaper. His life is now safe, but he finds no joy or peace. Meanwhile, Ahmet, having become one of the main enemies of the reactionaries, attracts more and more patriots to his side.
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