Arif Babayev

Directing

Arif Babayev

Born — Died

1928-09-24 — 1983-08-26

Place of birth

Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR

Known for

Directing

Credits

10 titles

Arif Hadji oglu Babayev (Azerbaijani: Arif Hacı oğlu Babayev) was an Azerbaijani film director and Honorary Art Worker of the Azerbaijan SSR. Arif Babayev was born on September 20, 1928 in Baku. The Babayevs family lived on Qala Street, in Ichari Shahar. As a child, Arif attended theatrical circles. His engagement in theatre led him to apply to study in a theatrical school. Until then he played walk-on parts in the plays "Malikmammad", "Garaja giz" and "Ibrat". In 1946, the Azerbaijan State Theatrical Institute was created on the basis of the theatrical school. Arif Babayev was admitted into the directing program and was taught by director and actor Mehdi Mammadov. Mehdi Mammadov entrusted …

Known for

Behind the camera

The Stab in the Back poster
5.6

Young inspector investigates a murder in small town.

The Stab in the Back

1979

The Day Passed poster
6.2

The 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

Peak poster
NR

The 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

Man Casts an Anchor poster
7.0

The 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

Apples Resemble Apples poster
5.8

The film is about the gardener who cultivated magic apples which brought luck to people.

Apples Resemble Apples

1975

The First Hour of Life poster
NR

The 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

The Last Night of Childhood poster
4.7

Murad, 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

Forgive Us poster
NR

The film is about relations between two generations and about idols of the youth.

Forgive Us

1979

Who Do We Love More? poster
NR

The movie almanac is dedicated to athletes. Three short stories ("Through the Mountain Forest", "The Top", The Force of Gravity") tell about mutual help, friendship, public duty and the formation of the character of a real person.

Who Do We Love More?

1964

The Day after Tomorrow at Midnight poster
8.0

After the novel of the same name of M. Avdiyev and A. Donets. The film is about first operations of National State Security.

The Day after Tomorrow at Midnight

1981