Gara Garayev

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Gara Garayev

Born February 5, 1918 · Baku, Bakinskaya guberniya, People's Republic of Azerbaijan

Died May 13, 1982 · aged 64

Gara Abulfaz oghlu Garayev (Azerbaijani: Qara Əbülfəz oğlu Qarayev, Russian: Кара́ Абульфа́зович Кара́ев (Kara Abulfazovich Karayev), February 5, 1918 – May 13, 1982), also spelled as Qara Qarayev or Kara Karayev, was a prominent Soviet Azerbaijani composer. Garayev wrote nearly 110 musical pieces, including ballets, operas, symphonic and chamber pieces, solos for piano, cantatas, songs, and march…

Known For

The Fires of BakuThe Fires of Baku · 1958
The Fires of Baku
7.71958
MovieDramaHistory
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.
A FamilyA Family · 1943
A Family
8.31943
MovieDramaWar
The film is about the Soviet People's patriotism and friendship.
Don QuixoteDon Quixote · 1957
Don Quixote
6.71957
MovieAdventureDrama
Senor Quexana has read so many books on chivalry that he believes that he is the knight Don Quixote de la Mancha. So Don Quixote sets off on his horse, accompanied by his squire Sancho Panza on a mule, to perform valiant deeds. They mistakenly save the Lady Altisidora who is so amused that she invites them to visit the Duke to provide some merriment at court. Among other deeds, Don Quixote frees some prisoners, who then turn upon him, and Don Quixote attacks a windmill that he imagines is a monstrous wizard.
History LessonHistory Lesson · 1957
History Lesson
7.51957
MovieDramaWar
In 1933 Berlin, Bulgarian communist Georgi Dimitrov is caught up in the Reichstag fire trials when Nazis seek to frame communists. Despite orchestrated provocations and mass repression, Dimitrov’s defiant courtroom defense exposes the baseless charges, forcing his acquittal and securing him political asylum in the Soviet Union.
Goya: Or the Hard Way to EnlightenmentGoya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment · 1971
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
5.31971
MovieDramaHistory
As a painter in the court of King Carlos IV, Goya has attained wealth and reputation. He believes in King and Church, yet he is also a Spaniard who dearly loves his people. This contradiction presents him with a dilemma.
On Distant ShoresOn Distant Shores · 1958
On Distant Shores
6.01958
MovieDramaWar
The film portrays the life of the legendary Azerbaijani guerrilla of the Second World War Mehdi Huseynzadeh, who fought the Nazi forces in the present-day Italy and Slovenia, hence the film's name On distant shores referring to the Adriatic Sea.
Man Casts an AnchorMan Casts an Anchor · 1967
Man Casts an Anchor
7.01967
MovieDrama
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.
Seven BeautiesSeven Beauties · 1982
Seven Beauties
1982
MovieMusic
Based on the music of the famous Azerbaijani composer Kara Karayev. The ballet libretto is based on the poem “Seven Beauties” (Khamsa) by Nizami Ganjavi, created in 1197.

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