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The Fires of Baku
The Fires of Baku

The Fires of Baku

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Dedicated to the development of the oil industry of Soviet Azerbaijan in the background of the first half of the twentieth century, including their selfless work in strengthening the economic and military might of the USSR.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Russian

Runtime

88 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

08 May 1950

Country

Soviet Union

Cast

Mirzaagha Aliyev

Mirzaagha Aliyev

Alibala Aliyev

Marziyya Davudova

Marziyya Davudova

Anakhanim

Nikolai Okhlopkov

Nikolai Okhlopkov

Shatrov

Najiba Malikova

Najiba Malikova

Mirvarid

Inci Eroglu

Inci Eroglu

Fuad

Nikolay Kryuchkov

Nikolay Kryuchkov

Paramonov

Pyotr Arzhanov

Pyotr Arzhanov

Garsiya

Serke Kozhamkulov

Serke Kozhamkulov

Gadir

Vladimir Gardin

Vladimir Gardin

Verfild

Viktor Stanitsyn

Viktor Stanitsyn

Winston Churchill

Rza Tahmasib

Rza Tahmasib

Mir Jafar Baghirov

Khosrov Malikov

Khosrov Malikov

The Oilman

Mukhlis Dzhanni-zade

Mukhlis Dzhanni-zade

Qara

Mikhail Gelovani

Mikhail Gelovani

Joseph Stalin

Munavvar Kalantarli

Munavvar Kalantarli

Resident

Aziza Mammadova

Aziza Mammadova

Resident

Mikail Mikaylov

Mikail Mikaylov

British officer

Nikolai Mordvinov

Nikolai Mordvinov

Lavrentiy Beriya

Emmanuil Geller

Emmanuil Geller

Waiter

Georgi Georgiu

Georgi Georgiu

Member of the British mission

Aleksandr Shatov

Aleksandr Shatov

Charles Semmer

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