Mammadrza Sheikhzamanov

Acting

Mammadrza Sheikhzamanov

Born 1912-08-04 · Ganja, Azerbaijan

Acting credits

The Secret of the Mountain poster
6.4

The struggle of the people against the shakh (king) who seized all of land and water resources.

The Secret of the Mountain

1959

The Black Girl poster
3.5

The film tells the tragic story of Tutu, a kind-hearted and courageous orphaned Romani girl.

The Black Girl

1967

No artwork available
NR

Based on the novel of the same name of Mehdi Huseyn. Engineer-geologist Imanov assembles a young team to explore presumed oil reserves beneath the Black Rocks despite his superior Halilov’s bans. When the ministry greenlights offshore drilling, Halilov’s sabotage and political attacks only strengthen Imanov and his colleagues’ resolve to prove the field’s potential.

The Black Stones

1956

Nasimi poster
7.4

The 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

Bakhtiyar poster
4.0

The film is about oilman who had beautiful voice. He didn't attach great importance to his friends is advice to get special music reward. But he changed his attitude to art under the influence of his friends.

Bakhtiyar

1955

Under the Burning Sun poster
NR

The hero of the film coming to the village for a short while decided to stay there by his medical duty.

Under the Burning Sun

1957

The Cherry Tree poster
NR

It is the story of an old man - Gulam - and the cherry tree which grew in his garden. As the story opens, the village children consider Gulam their best friend. But as the war wears on, Gulam directs his kindness and affection to his cherry tree, shielding the tree from the children who are starving. In the process, Gulam becomes very aggressive and eventually is seen as the enemy of the children. The movie shows how war can destory even the most tender and gentle feelings, as well as the most basic moral values of being human.

The Cherry Tree

1972

Straight to the Volcano poster
NR

After the novellette of the same name of Mehdi Huseyn.

Straight to the Volcano

1977

Where is Ahmad? poster
6.0

When his parents try to marry him to their neighbors' daughter, Ahmad runs away from home and his family try to find him.

Where is Ahmad?

1964

Dante's Anniversary poster
NR

After the novelette of the same name of Anar. The film is about an actor's life and work.

Dante's Anniversary

1978

The Shadows are Crawling poster
7.0

Young scientist Jamal Zakhidov is convinced that the ruins of the ancient city of Aran are located in Azerbaijan. Zakhidov is seeking to organize an expedition to the area where he believes Aran is located. Zahidov's friend, a young archaeologist named Jalil, is also well versed in geology. He believes that the rocks he accidentally found at the foot of Gyzyl-Gaya contain valuable materials. But Imam-zade, a secret agent of a foreign intelligence service, steals these samples. The expedition members meet an old man named Murtaz. The old man recognizes Imam-zade as the son of Suleiman-bek, the former ruler of these lands, who killed geologist Karimov, who was conducting research here in 1920. Realizing that he has been exposed, Imam-zade blows up the cave in an attempt to destroy the expedition. But the locals rescue the expedition members. Imam-zade is detained by MGB officers. Uranium is found in the rocks discovered by Jalil at the excavation site...

The Shadows are Crawling

1958

Can One Forgive Him? poster
4.5

The film is about the boy who got under bad when influence after losing his family he faced with tragic events.

Can One Forgive Him?

1959

Çarvadarların izi ilə poster
NR

The novel was written by Ilyas Afandiyev. The film is about road builders.

Çarvadarların izi ilə

1974

My Seven Sons poster
4.2

This film was based on Samad Vurgun's "Komsomol poem". Seven sons, like seven samurai become the seven komsomols (communist leaders) who were sent to a village to establish Soviet power. Seven sons become the romanticized images of people's heroes ready to take revenge.

My Seven Sons

1970

The Most Important Interview poster
NR

The film tells the story of journalistic morality in an analytical way. In this sense, the journalist must have a clear conscience and morality. He must find the answer to the question: "What is the meaning of life and what have I been able to do for people?" The protagonist of the film, Zaur is a radio journalist. Throughout the plot, he seeks the answer to this question, but finds it difficult to find the answer, and the complex contrasts of life confuse him.

The Most Important Interview

1971

Sound of the Pipe poster
5.5

The novelette was written by I.Huseynov. In the film, the problem of war is viewed from the perspective of love. Almost all of the men of the village are at the battlefront. The women who stayed in the night and day to support their efforts. Children wake up in the middle of the night, crying for bread. All of the villagers feel anxious for the men to return. Mothers are waiting for their sons; wives, for their husbands and children, for their fathers. When Sayali's husband dies at the front, her husband's friend Jabrayil proposes to her. The people of the village are furious. Jabrayil's brothers leave home, convinced that their family has been disgraced. One brother goesw crazy; the other fall ill and dies. The only person who doesn't blame Jabrayil is the "agsaggal" (the wise old man) of the village - Isfandiyar Kishi. In this film, note single sound of weaponry is heard, not are any battle scenes depicted, yet we still witness the inherent tragedy of war.

Sound of the Pipe

1975

The Return of the Violin poster
6.0

During the WWII a group of children are trying to save Stradivarius violin from Nazis.

The Return of the Violin

1973

The Avenger of Ganjabasar poster
9.8

The film is about the rebellion in Ganja in 1919-1920 at the head of Gatir Mammad.

The Avenger of Ganjabasar

1974

Unusual Hunt poster
4.7

The film is devoted problems of protection of ecology.

Unusual Hunt

1974

Saddle these Horses poster
4.0

The film is about Gachag Nabi's heroism.

Saddle these Horses

1985

Leyli and Majnun poster
1.0

After the literary work of the same name of Nizami Ganjavi and Mahammad Fuzuli. The film is about pure love of two young people.

Leyli and Majnun

1961

The Peasants poster
6.3

A historical revolutionary film depicting the struggle of peasants and the Baku proletariat against landowners and Musavatists in 1919.

The Peasants

1939

The Golden Goose poster
NR

The film is about the fishing island.

The Golden Goose

1972

The lift girl poster
9.0

The film tells about the fate of a young girl - Lala, her first fragile steps in life, gradually believing in her own strength and finding the right path in life.

The lift girl

1966