
Acting
Mukhtar Maniyev
Born — Died
1935-04-04 — 2016-12-22
Place of birth
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR
Known for
Acting
Credits
63 titles
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.
Known for
The events in the series mainly revolve around Rufat, Afet, and Zarifa. Rufat and Zarifa once loved each other. However, Rufat, who sacrificed his love for wealth, married Afet, the daughter of the wealthy Samadagha. Despite the passing of years, Rufat is not happy with Afet. The biggest reason is that they do not have children. Zarifa lives a simple life with her only daughter, Shalala. Rufat, who meets Shalala, becomes attached to her from the first moment and thinks that Shalala is his own daughter. Although Zarifa denies this, Rufat's attachment to Shalala increases day by day. And this situation also brings Rufat and Zarifa closer. Afet's father, Samadagha, is involved in illegal activities. And he is ready to do everything in his power to ensure that his daughter is not unhappy.
Burnt Bridges
2003
NRAfter the novellette of the same name of Mehdi Huseyn.
Straight to the Volcano
1977
NRThe film is about sportsman who tried to avenge to his friend's murder.
The Verdict
1994
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
Habil is a simple man. He works at the Ministry of Taxes. But after the murder of his friend Rok, his life changes completely. He promises to finish the research that his friend couldn’t. But this path he has chosen is very dangerous and cruel.
Yoxlama
2007
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
Film credits
1990s · 14 titles
NRThe film is about sportsman who tried to avenge to his friend's murder.
The Verdict
1994
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
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
7.0Geography teacher Mustafa and his wife visit Istanbul to meet his long-lost cousin, and maybe sell some goods while they're at it.
Both a Visit and a Business
1995
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
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Etiraf
1992
7.5The film is dedicated to the memory of the great Azerbaijani poet Muhammad Fuzuli by the relic-gazalakh, and the lyric poet Aliaga Vahid. The poet's life is presented in chronological order. The authors do not clearly indicate the names of the people who covered Vahid. They tried to create a generalized artistic image using some of the master poet's masterpieces from his difficult life.
The Poet
1991
NRThe film talks about countless crimes committed by the criminal group led by "Panjali Aslan" and eventually the destruction of this criminal group by law enforcement agencies.
Black Volga
1994
8.0The events occur during the Nagorno-Karabakh War. Because of a corpse in a zinc coffin with an arguable address, two families get excited. Having cut the lid off the coffin to identify the soldier, they find out that he is, in fact, Armenian - former citizen of Baku.
All For The Best
1997
1.0The film tells a story about non-democratic and non-legal social events in the country of Azerbaijan.
The Witness
1990
NRThe film is about lad who joined the underworld, after coming from Afghan war.
Murder in the Night Train
1990
NRMinister Izzat Nafisli's son is called to the war. Izzat finds a "solution" to this from the documentaries he watched - but the real problems start after that.
A Child Is A Trouble
1995
NRAfter the country transitions to a market economy, the psychiatric hospital is left without funding. The chief doctor (Yaşar Nuri) releases the patients to their homes. However, the outside world turns out to be even more insane than the patients themselves. Seeing the state of society, the patients are forced to return to the hospital. Although this film portrays the lives of people with mental illnesses, it actually uses dark humor to highlight the ugliness and shortcomings in our society and everyday surroundings.
This Wonderful, Wonderful World
1999
8.5Two men from neighbouring villages – the Armenian Artavaz and the Azerbaijani Gadir – find themselves in the chaos of the conflict between their two countries. Brought together by a play of fate, they flee an incomprehensible war.
Yellow Bride
1998
1980s · 19 titles
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
6.8In early 20th-century Azerbaijan, two circus artists travel to a village where one of them was born, unaware of the danger and adventure that await them.
Don't Be Afraid, I'm with You
1981
8.8Biopic about general Hazi Aslanov, who died fighting Germans in WW2.
I Loved You More than Life
1985
8.5The talented teacher Shams arrives in a remote mountain village. He manages not only to establish a normal educational process at the school, but also to have a tremendous moral influence on the students.
Yellow Leaves in Summer
1986
5.8Marat meets a girl named Vika in St. Petersburg.The girl wants Marat to take her to Baku. Marat’s love for Vika is growing day by day. The movie is about relations between Marat, Vika and his friend Mikail.
Park
1984
5.9Film exposes the corruption and the decadence of the late Soviet bureaucracy in Azerbaijan SSR through the eyes of a naive Azerbaijani adult man, Hatem.
The Scoundrel
1989
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
5.0A soldier recently returned home finds it hard to scrape by, and the girl he loved married.
If I Die, Forgive Me
1989
NRNargila's "unrequited" love for the factory director Hasanzadeh, who is deprived of paternal care and kicked out of the house by her mother at the insistence of her father.
You Are Always With Me
1987
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
NRMadina is a young married woman who is mentally strong despite the problems she encounters.She has no children and her relationship with her husband is bad, although he loves her.She makes carpets which is a way for her to express her feelings. One day, she meets a man working in a circus. She gets to know him better and becomes transformed by him as he helps her improve her husband and the carpets she creates.
The Silver Truck
1982
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
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
7.0The film is about commissary Chingiz Ildirim.
Wait for the Signal from the Sea
1986
4.0The film is about Gachag Nabi's heroism.
Saddle these Horses
1985
8.2A journalist is investigating a group of poachers who are illegally selling the huge amounts of fish
The Devil under the Windshield
1988
7.5The historical film about great Azerbaijan poet and philosopher Nizami Ganjavi's life.
Nizami
1982
NRThe film is about frontier-guards who averts the diversion in hydroelectric power station which was built by another state.
The Native Shores
1989
7.0The story of the conversion of uncultivated lands in one of the Azerbaijani villages into vineyards, the serious structural changes in agriculture that occur as a result, and the emergence of moral and psychological problems. It also discusses the socio-economic problems facing grape growers in our republic.
An Old Ferry
1985
1970s · 20 titles
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
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
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
10.0Historical film about the dramatic event in the southern regions of Azerbaijan during the 1917 Soviet Revolution.
In the Fire
1978
7.0Rukhsara and her son Ibrahim are very concerned about the future of their five daughters growing up at home - Gulkhar, Khalida, Sakina, Zohra and Sevinc. Rukhsara's dream is to give each of the girls a dowry, to send them off to their husband's house according to the "rules”, as they say. Ibrahim knows very well that family happiness is not measured by dowry and shiny furniture. However, for the sake of his mother, he tries to earn dowry money for the girls. The sisters also understand that the foundation of happiness is not laid by dowry. If you hold hands with the person you love, you can overcome all the trials of life with confidence...
The Price of Happiness
1977
4.8The 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.
Garib in the Land of Jinn
1977
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Clouds are Our Umbrellas
1976
9.8The film is about the rebellion in Ganja in 1919-1920 at the head of Gatir Mammad.
The Avenger of Ganjabasar
1974
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
NRThe film is about the young people just finishing school.
If We're Together
1975
NRAfter the novellette of the same name of Mehdi Huseyn.
Straight to the Volcano
1977
6.0Soviet engineer Viktor Loginov, who came to one of the East as a technical representative of the Minsk Automobile Plant, had to take part in an international rally due to the illness of a professional racer. Among the experienced aces from other countries, Victor was a beginner. Many representatives of foreign firms are interested in losing in the most difficult struggle. This would give an occasion to close the path to the world market for the new Soviet machine. But courage, mutual assistance and self-confidence help Victor overcome all stages of the most difficult path, where the danger came from both nature and people.
The Cool Guy
1972
6.0During the WWII a group of children are trying to save Stradivarius violin from Nazis.
The Return of the Violin
1973
7.5Summer 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"...
The Winds Blow in Baku
1974
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 novel was written by Ilyas Afandiyev. The film is about road builders.
Çarvadarların izi ilə
1974
8.0Police are conducting a homicide investigation after man dies in car accident.
Find That Girl
1970
NRAfter the novelette of the same name of Huseyn Abbaszadeh. The film is about friends' meeting who fought together as a partisans in Belorussian detached force.
Four Sundays
1974
7.0The plot of the film is based on real events that took place in the summer of 1958 on one of the beaches of Absheron, when Tofik Huseynov, a schoolboy from Baku, drowned in the sea while saving drowning children. The film begins before the opening credits: on a deserted beach by the raging sea, a young man, exhausted, pulls drowning girls out of the waves. One, then another, then a third... Then he rushes for the fourth, but drowns with her.
Long Live, Girls
1973
NRThe film is about oilmen having different ideals and decisions, were also based on this same ideology, depiciting the heroism of oil workers, who never became exhausted and who continued working in oil, generation after generation. It was the oil workers who were always invincible, unconquerable and unyieling, in contrast with other characters who were shown as weak and who preferred to earn a living via easier means.
The First Hour of Life
1974
1960s · 5 titles
5.5The heroic Koroghlu is a poor youngster who leads a peasants' revolt against the tyrannic Khan.
Koroghlu
1960
5.5Events are happening in WW2. Jabish is a teacher at primary school. His complaining wife drives him mad about not bribing. Then she makes him to cook a soap for making the money. Also other processes are shown in the course of the war.
Our Teacher Jabish
1969
7.0The film is about an oilman who took a lost worker's place and won the respect of other oilmen, was also based on this same ideology, depicting the heroism of oil workers, who never became exhausted and continued working in oil, generation after generation.
Man Casts an Anchor
1967
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
4.7Murad, a young man fails the entrance exam to the Institute and starts working at the meat factory. His cousin Rustam, a worker on a building site, fights with him against the dishonest people who sell pieces of meat from the factory. After a series of dramatic situations, Murad and Rustam manage to uncover the thieves.
The Last Night of Childhood
1968
Series credits
The events in the series mainly revolve around Rufat, Afet, and Zarifa. Rufat and Zarifa once loved each other. However, Rufat, who sacrificed his love for wealth, married Afet, the daughter of the wealthy Samadagha. Despite the passing of years, Rufat is not happy with Afet. The biggest reason is that they do not have children. Zarifa lives a simple life with her only daughter, Shalala. Rufat, who meets Shalala, becomes attached to her from the first moment and thinks that Shalala is his own daughter. Although Zarifa denies this, Rufat's attachment to Shalala increases day by day. And this situation also brings Rufat and Zarifa closer. Afet's father, Samadagha, is involved in illegal activities. And he is ready to do everything in his power to ensure that his daughter is not unhappy.
Burnt Bridges
2003
NRAfter the novellette of the same name of Mehdi Huseyn.
Straight to the Volcano
1977
Habil is a simple man. He works at the Ministry of Taxes. But after the murder of his friend Rok, his life changes completely. He promises to finish the research that his friend couldn’t. But this path he has chosen is very dangerous and cruel.
Yoxlama
2007


