Acting

Gani Agzamov

Born January 7, 1909 · Tashkent, Syrdar'inskaya oblast, Russian Empire

Died January 2, 2001 · aged 91

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Known For

My Good ManMy Good Man · 1973
My Good Man
1973
MovieDrama
Based on the story by U. Nazarov "Audacity".
Tashkent, City of BreadTashkent, City of Bread · 1968
Tashkent, City of Bread
5.51968
MovieDrama
Beautifully shot in black and white, and scripted by Tarkovsky's collaborator Andrei Konchalovsky, this powerful melodrama tells the story of a young boy who undertakes the perilous journey to Uzbekistan's capital Tashkent, to earn some money for his hungry family. Filming in the periphery of the Soviet Union, in a time of relative political relaxation, director Shukhrat Abbasov actually dared to depict the poverty and famine that resulted from the Bolshevik Revolution.
Meetings and PartingsMeetings and Partings · 1973
Meetings and Partings
9.01973
MovieDrama
Uzbek young man Rustam, a helicopter co-pilot, is participating in the construction of a high-voltage line in the Alps. One day in West Germany, where he was sent on a long business trip, the hero meets Uzbek emigrants. The external well-being of the new friends very soon revealed the catastrophic nature of everyone’s destinies. These meetings contribute to Rustam’s spiritual and civic maturity; the hero rediscovers the necessity and significance of his homeland, where his family and friends have long been waiting for him.
Taste of KhalvaTaste of Khalva · 1975
Taste of Khalva
6.31975
MovieFamilyComedy
For many years the great Emir of Bukhara has not known happiness - he has lost the taste to delightful khalva, and now life is as sour as a lemon for him. The house of poor pot-maker Shir-Mamed, however, is full of happiness - his little son Hodzha Nasreddin has been born. Rumours have spread about his unusual abilities - maybe he will be able to make the Emir happy again?
Sayat's BellSayat's Bell · 1967
Sayat's Bell
1967
MovieDrama
About the struggle of Uzbek women against the reactionary clergy in the 1920s.
Tiger WantedTiger Wanted · 1974
Tiger Wanted
1974
MovieFamilyAdventure
The story takes place in the Tiger Forest in southern Tajikistan, where a poacher named Mamur, hiding behind the mask of an amateur naturalist, is wreaking havoc. Mamur is deeply afraid of tigers. A boy named Ravshan and his little sister Sitora step in to fight against the poacher’s wrongdoing.
PossessedPossessed · 1966
Possessed
1966
MovieDrama
The Red Army soldier Maksud returns with a detachment of the Red Army to his native village. Maksud sees that nothing has changed in the village — just like in the old days, the bai are rampaging, oppressing the people: bek Rahmankul ordered the hanging of two dehkans who plowed the land that the Soviet government gave them. Obsessed with hatred of the new order, Rahmankul asks Sheikh Abbas to give him the treasures of the mosque to arm his gang.
The Return of the CommanderThe Return of the Commander · 1969
The Return of the Commander
1969
MovieDrama
After retiring, former Red Army commander Iskhak Sherov returns to Kyzyltash, the town he helped build. Seeking a peaceful life, he becomes embroiled in a conflict between residents wanting a public garden and the mayor, his old comrade Namazov, who opposes it. Sherov ultimately resolves the conflict in favor of the townspeople.

Filmography

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Grandma the GeneralGrandma the General · 1983
Grandma the General
2.01983
Movie
The film tells the story of Anzirat, an elderly woman who lives in a small village in Soviet Uzbekistan with her son, daughter-in-law, and their ten children, all boys. Because of her strictness the villagers call Anzirat "Grandma-General". Back in the 1930s, Anzirat headed the main farm of the village and went through many hardships. Even when she gets old, Anzirat does not want to rest and cannot put up with the laziness, greed, and negligence of some of the villagers. She tries to put things in order for her family. Her son, however, instead of helping his pregnant wife spends all his spare time building a family football team. Only after Anzirat's death do the residents of the village realize how empty their village is without her. They feel that Anzirat was the conscience of their village.
Memory GroveMemory Grove · 1982
Memory Grove
1982
MovieDrama
Old Husan Ata has been waiting for a meeting with his son all through the war, hoping and believing that he is alive. He hasn't received any letters for a year now. Every day, an old man goes to the railway station, where trains arrive from the front, hoping to learn something about his Mansur. One day, a funeral arrives, but the postman Gulyam does not dare to convey this sad news to a friend. The young man Haidarali, who helped Husan Ata in the search, finally seeks to be sent to the front. And then the old man starts receiving letters. The war is over, and the letters are still coming. In them, the son informs that he got married and had a child. A father goes to visit his son in distant Riga. Here he is met by Haidarali and his son Mansur, who has been sending letters all this time to support the old man.