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The Lights of Baku is a 1950 Soviet drama film directed by Iosif Kheifits, Rza Tahmasib and Aleksandr Zarkhi. The film portrays workers in the oil fields of Azerbaijan during the Second World War, when they were of great strategic importance. Scenes featuring Mikheil Gelovani as Joseph Stalin were later cut after the dictator's death when his cult of personality had come under attack from the new Soviet leadership.
Original Release
04/29/1999
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Mirzaagha Aliyev | Alibala Aliyev |
| Merziyye Davudova | Anakhanim |
| Nikolai Okhlopkov | Satrov |
| Nikolay Kryuchkov | Paramanov |
| Pyotr Arzhanov | Qarsiya |
| Vladimir Gardin | Verfild |
| Viktor Stanitsyn | Winston Churchill |
| Kh. Malikov | The Oilman |
| Mukhlis Dzhanni-zade | Qara |
| Heiri Emirzade |
Directors
Rza Takhmasib, Iosif Kheifits, Aleksandr Zarkhi
Writers
Grigoriy Koltunov, Evgeniy Pomeshchikov
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Mirzaagha Aliyev | Alibala Aliyev |
| Merziyye Davudova | Anakhanim |
| Nikolai Okhlopkov | Satrov |
| Nikolay Kryuchkov | Paramanov |
| Pyotr Arzhanov | Qarsiya |
| Vladimir Gardin | Verfild |
| Viktor Stanitsyn | Winston Churchill |
| Kh. Malikov | The Oilman |
| Mukhlis Dzhanni-zade | Qara |
| Heiri Emirzade | |
| Mikheil Gelovani | Stalin |
| Munavar Kalantarli | Sakin |
| Aziza Mammadova | Sakin |
| Mikayil Mikayilov | Ingilis zabiti |
| Nikolai Mordvinov | Lavrentiy Beriya |
| Emmanuil Geller | Waiter |
| Georgiy Georgiu | Member of British mission |
| Aleksandr Shatov | Charles Semmer |
| Rza Takhmasib | Mir Cafar Bagirov |
