
Acting
Hasan Mammadov
Born 1938-11-22 · Salyany, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR
Acting credits
1.0Based on a novel by Farman Karimzade, the movie shows the life in an Azerbaijani village under the Soviet rule in 1930s. Here two former "beys" (land owners) are opposing each other. One is loyal to the ideology of the past and can't reconcile himself to the new power, to second rejects the past and accepts the power of the Bolsheviks, believing that it will establish justice.
The Last Mountain Pass
1971
7.3The investigator Seyfi Ganiyev runs the case of an illegal mercery shop's head Murad Abiyev, who confessed in embezzlement of one million rubles from public funds. Abiyev is also accused of the murder of an underage girls that occurred in Riga shortly after Abiyev saw her. He denies his guilt, but does not name the perpetrators though he knows them, despite the fact that he is facing the death penalty. The investigator understands that some high-ranking officials stand behind Abiyev, but he has no proof. Ganiyev seeks to obtain from the prisoner the whole truth to bring the criminals to justice.
Interrogation
1979
NRThe film takes place in Baku in 1918-19 and then several years later. The film is based on the opera of the same name by Fikret Amirov. Sevil became the first film opera in the history of Azerbaijani cinema.
Sevil
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
6.2The film is about man and woman who remembered their childhood. The film reflects atmosphere of Baku. It is an adaptation of Anar Rzayev's "Georgian surname" novel.
The Day Passed
1971
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
NRAzerbaijanian family has found Armenian boy in the forest and raised him. But years after he betrays his country during the war.
The Wolf Cub
1997
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
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
6.0This Azerbaijani romantic drama depicts the love affair between Zaur, a man from an affluent family, and Tahmina, a divorced woman doing her best to survive in a conservative society.
Tahmina
1993
5.3Film about growing up in a small village in Azerbaijan.
The Window of Sadness
1986
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
1.0The film tells a story about non-democratic and non-legal social events in the country of Azerbaijan.
The Witness
1990
8.0The old shipyard repairman ust-Nazar returned to work after an illness. They were already preparing to see the old man off to retirement. But Ust-Nazar was able to convince his superiors of his efficiency, and they instructed him to repair the old boat. By spring, the boat was ready for sailing. When a huge ice floe threatened the oil rig during an ice break, the old man, without thinking about his own life, went with a battering ram to the ice block.
An Ice in a Warm Sea
1983
NRAfter the novellette of the same name of Mehdi Huseyn.
Straight to the Volcano
1977
8.0After the story of same name of Ilyas Afandiyev. The film is about two young people's love.
Only You
1986
NRThe film-novella tells of a group of alpinists climbing a snowy mountain, and how they conduct themselves in the face of a difficult trial.
Peak
1965
NRThe film story is dedicated to the heroic oil workers of Oil Rocks, built in the Caspian Sea, as well as to their labor and everyday life. The sea estacade, constructed on steel pillars, stretches for hundreds of kilometers into the sea, where oil rigs and an entire oil workers’ town have been built by the hands of brave people. The film tells about those who have spent half their lives on this island, the young people who come here to work, and their mutual relationships, revealing and portraying their characters.
The Island of Miracles
1964
6.7The film is about a young woman nursing her father, when things don't go to plan.
Strange Time
1996
7.0The film's hero is the city's famous barber, Mammadali. He is passionate about his profession. His clients are officials and famous people. A humorous and gentle man by nature, Mammadali has a difficult relationship with his wife. His wife is a teacher, a frivolous woman who looks down on her husband's profession... Although his wife and older son are indifferent toward him, he doesn't make a tragedy out of it; on the contrary, he tries to be understanding. And he has enough love for both his profession and his family. Even when his sixteen-year-old son asks him to leave the house on his birthday, wanting to be alone with his friends, he understands. Despite feeling a momentary disappointment.
A Comfortable Place in the Garden
1978
4.0After the novel "Sahil Amaliyyati" (The operation of "Side") of the same name of Jamshid Amirov. The film is about foreign secret service's operation and it's revelation by security organs.
The Inquiry is Going On
1966
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
NRPolitical farce. Soviet power is compared to a symbolic "Red Train" without a steering wheel bringing happiness to people.
The Red Train
1993