
Acting
Mukhtar Maniyev
Born 1935-04-04 · Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR
Mukhtar Gambar oghlu Maniyev (Azerbaijani: Muxtar Qəmbər oğlu Maniyev, April 4, 1935 — December 22, 2016) was an Azerbaijani actor, People's Artiste of Azerbaijan (2000). Mukhtar Maniyev was born in 1935 in Baku. After graduating as an engineer at the Petrochemical Institute, he submitted his documents to the Azerbaijan State Institute of Arts and began his second level of education. Mukhtar Maniyev appeared in 157 films. He worked in the theater studio operating under the "Azerbaijanfilm" film studio. On December 22, 2016, Mukhtar Maniyev died from diabetes.
Acting credits
5.8Made in the tragic comedy genre, this film is about the dysfunctional Soviet management system in Azerbaijan SSR at the end of 1980s and about the decadence and corruption of the Soviet bureaucracy.
The Joke
1990
5.5The heroic Koroghlu is a poor youngster who leads a peasants' revolt against the tyrannic Khan.
Koroghlu
1960
8.7Biopic about general Hazi Aslanov, who died fighting Germans in WW2.
I Loved You More than Life
1985
8.0Police are conducting a homicide investigation after man dies in car accident.
Find That Girl
1970
NRThe film is about sportsman who tried to avenge to his friend's murder.
The Verdict
1994
8.3A journalist is investigating a group of poachers who are illegally selling the huge amounts of fish
The Devil under the Windshield
1988
7.0Suraya, a young milkmaid from a remote mountain village, is searching for her fiancé Seifetdin in the city. She learns that he has long been married and has a son who lives with his elderly, sick grandfather, as Seifetdin is serving a sentence for hooliganism. Surya takes the boy to the village to care for him, but then Seifetdin's wife shows up...
Surayya
1987
7.0The film is about village boy who became an enlisment officer and came back to Garabagh and fell in love with bey's daughter.
Wait for Me
1980
7.4The film is a biographical true story about life of Imadaddin Nasimi, well known throughout the East for his school of philosophy and thought, poems and promotion of moral values in a feudal society. During the 14th-15th centuries, when Azerbaijan was a stage for warring powers and civil wars, Nasimi was the only poet committed to promotion of humanism and moral values inflicting criticism on the ruling system and the society itself. For his intruding role in feudal regimes, Nasimi lived a complex and tragic life.
Nasimi
1974
2.0A lonely old woman remember her youth, the days when she worked as a prostitute because of the poverty during the Second World War.
Boundless Night
1989
NRStory of a painter hiding in the attic claiming to be French and refusing to speak Azerbaijani even with his family. To return him to his roots, his family and in-laws try different methods.
The Frenchman
1995
8.5Jan Vacek, a revolutionary of Czech origin, organizes the retreat of communist troops in Baku after the Bolshevik Revolution, following the fall of the local commune...
Fair Wind
1974
1.0The film is about the public prosecutor who fought against the criminality but was killed by them.
In the Name of the Law
1968
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Etiraf
1992
7.0The film takes place in Karabakh, where Baku students come to help build a settlement for refugees. Among them are two young lovers, Tural and Gunel. One night, they witness a failed sabotage attempt by Armenian militants, which Tural manages to record on his video camera. The footage shows explosions, armed extremists, and an unmarked helicopter, becoming key evidence. Realizing this, the enemies decide to eliminate the unwanted witness.
Trap
1990
8.3A young woman has been murdered in one of the apartments. Prosecutor Babaev goes to the scene of the crime. He must find the killer, Nargiz, and investigate the motive for the crime, together with homicide investigator Yagubov.
Additional Trace
1981
NRArif, who was sent to a mental hospital by his neighbors, escapes from there and returns to his native neighborhood. However, his neighbor Agharza has taken over his house. In this situation, Arif tries to resolve the issue in his own way, and the true faces of all the neighbors are eventually revealed.
Bomb
2007
NRAfter fulfilling his duty in Afghan War, Zaur returns to his home Baku. He is trying to clarify the truth when he heard that his father was arrested.
The Diversion
1989
8.5A film almanac consisting of two short stories, united by a common idea of the need to maintain harmony between private and public interests: “Suite” and “One Fine Day”. The hero of the story ”Suite" is a lifeguard on the shore. The events taking place at sea do not bother him at all. To the music of Bizet, he dreams of Carmen, her exploits, valor and strong love... The hero of the short story “One Fine Day”, a promising researcher, one morning saw a spaceship from his balcony. Do this a little restlessly to his mother-in-law, neighbors, acquaintances, boss and, finally, to a psychiatrist...
One Fine Day
1977
1.0The film tells a story about non-democratic and non-legal social events in the country of Azerbaijan.
The Witness
1990
NRAfter the novellette of the same name of Mehdi Huseyn.
Straight to the Volcano
1977
NRThe secretary of the district committee, Firangiz, is cautious and demanding, as well as very harsh and inconsistent. She cannot tolerate not only her compatriots, but even her husband, the researcher Murad, and her entire family.
Firangiz
1975
NRThe sculptor Mahmud, an art student comes to his grandmother's village for vacation. He chooses his cousin Zumrad as a living model for his diploma work. When the work has finished, the relatives of Zumrad demand Mahmud to marry her. A young artist runs away. After all, he can't marry all the models he's working with...
Diploma Thesis
1979
5.7Moshu’s family and their neighbours go to a seaside motel to spend their summer vacation. Things get awkward after Sara loses her engagement ring.
The Engagement Ring
1991