Hamlet Xanizadeh

Acting

Hamlet Xanizadeh

Born 1941-06-05 · Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR

Acting credits

The Last Mountain Pass poster
1.0

Based 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

Find That Girl poster
8.0

Police are conducting a homicide investigation after man dies in car accident.

Find That Girl

1970

The Devil under the Windshield poster
8.3

A journalist is investigating a group of poachers who are illegally selling the huge amounts of fish

The Devil under the Windshield

1988

In the Train poster
NR

The events take place in the train. Some passengers show great respect for Mr. Dadashov, but who is Mr. Dadashov?

In the Train

1981

Pirverdi's Rooster poster
7.0

Based on the story of the same name by Jalil Mammadguluzade. The story of a man and a master who knows how to appreciate beauty.

Pirverdi's Rooster

1987

Additional Trace poster
8.3

A 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

The Window of Sadness poster
5.3

Film about growing up in a small village in Azerbaijan.

The Window of Sadness

1986

The Instigator poster
NR

The hero of the film tries to find the way out from his problems and difficulties.

The Instigator

1987

Straight to the Volcano poster
NR

After the novellette of the same name of Mehdi Huseyn.

Straight to the Volcano

1977

Only You poster
8.0

After the story of same name of Ilyas Afandiyev. The film is about two young people's love.

Only You

1986

Garib in the Land of Jinn poster
4.8

The 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

The Exam poster
NR

After the play of the same name of Anar.

The Exam

1987

A Most Ordinary Story poster
NR

A father about to die remains silent. Everyone is tortured by his silence. His sons accuise themselves or rather, accuse each other. The closest relatives feel like strangers in their own family. The father understands that he is the reason for the family drama. When he was young, he was attracted by wrong ideas and committed a sin for which fate now punishes him.

A Most Ordinary Story

1988

In the Fire poster
10.0

Historical film about the dramatic event in the southern regions of Azerbaijan during the 1917 Soviet Revolution.

In the Fire

1978

The Scoundrel poster
5.9

Film 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

The Island of Miracles poster
NR

The 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

An Old Ferry poster
7.0

The 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

Babek poster
5.6

It is an epic movie about an Azerbaijani martur-hero who revolted against the Arab invasion of the 7th century.

Babek

1979

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

August is Coming Soon poster
6.3

The story of the period when teenagers' characters are formed. After finishing eighth grade, the film's protagonist, Arif, decides to become a sailor, like his late father. The young man's path to his dream will not be easy, but his willpower and perseverance will help him overcome all obstacles and achieve his cherished desire.

August is Coming Soon

1984

The Earth. The Sea. The Fire. The Sky poster
NR

The film is about the replacement of four generation.

The Earth. The Sea. The Fire. The Sky

1967

Another Life poster
9.0

Psychological drama about a university dean who leads a double life.

Another Life

1987

Execution Day poster
4.0

After the novel of the same name of Yusif Samadoghlu. The film is about three intervals in time: the distant past, yesterday and today, about innocent victims, about repression, and conquest of different countries.

Execution Day

1990

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