Dante's Anniversary (1978)
After the novelette of the same name of Anar. The film is about an actor's life and work.
Top billed cast
Hasanagha TurabovFeyzulla Kabirlinski
Zarnigyar AgakishiyevaKhadija
Vagif IbrahimoghluEldar- Alagoz SalahovaSevil
Oktai Mir-KasimovYalchin
Rafael DadashovJavad Jabbarov
Elchin MammadovSayavush
Mubariz AlikhanoglyMajid
Hadji IsmailovAlikram
Zemfira SadykhovaAnakhanum
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