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Maiden Tower Legend
Maiden Tower Legend

Maiden Tower Legend

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The plot of the film is taken from the legend of the Azerbaijan Maiden Tower. According to legend shirvanshah fell in love with his daughter and wanted to marry her. Learning of this daughter Shirvanshah jumped from the top of the tower in the Caspian Sea.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Russian

Runtime

55 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

27 May 1924

Country

Soviet Union

Cast

Sofia Jozeffi

Sofia Jozeffi

Javahir \ Gulnar

Vahram Papazyan

Vahram Papazyan

Samad Khan

Hanafi Teregulov

Hanafi Teregulov

Khan of Shirvan

Ismail Hidayatzadeh

Ismail Hidayatzadeh

Zohrab

Yevgeni Muromski

Yevgeni Muromski

Karim

Ibrahim Azeri

Ibrahim Azeri

Rza Darabli

Rza Darabli

Kazim Ziya

Kazim Ziya

Molla

Aghasadig Garaybeyli

Aghasadig Garaybeyli

Doctor

Alakbar Huseynzadeh

Alakbar Huseynzadeh

Mohsun Sanani

Mohsun Sanani

Georgi Parisashvili

Georgi Parisashvili

Hadjimammad Gafgazli

Hadjimammad Gafgazli

Majid Shamkhalov

Majid Shamkhalov

Rustam Kazimov

Rustam Kazimov

Kheyri Amirzadeh

Kheyri Amirzadeh

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