Mustafa Mardanov

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Mustafa Mardanov

Born February 27, 1894 · Marand, Iranian Azerbaijan

Died December 28, 1968 · aged 74

Mustafa Mardanov was born on March 10, 1894 in the city of Merend in Iranian Azerbaijan. In 1916 he graduated from the Tiflis Men's Gymnasium. From 1922 to 1924 he studied at the Moscow State Institute of Theater Arts. Stage activity began in 1910 in the Tiflis Muslim Drama Circle. His first roles in the theater were the roles of Haji Ganbar ("From the rain and under the downpour" by Najaf-bek Vez…

Known For

LatifLatif · 1930
Latif
6.01930
MovieDramaFamily
Latif a seven year old boy living during the collectivization policy in USSR.
SevilSevil · 1929
Sevil
5.81929
MovieDramaRomance
After the play of same name of Jafar Jabbarli. This melodrama is about the woman who had unhappy homelife and tried to free herself from shariat rules.
On Different ShoresOn Different Shores · 1926
On Different Shores
1926
MovieDramaMystery
The film is about the opposition between working-class people and the certain power.
In the Name of GodIn the Name of God · 1925
In the Name of God
4.51925
MovieDrama
Religiously themed early Soviet propaganda film in Azerbaijan against Islam. Unlike earlier propaganda films in the region, this was actually made by an (nearly) all Azeri cast and crew and directed by an Azeri filmmaker that would go on to be famous amongst his own people, despite his early collusion with the new ruling government. At the center of the film is a greed Molla (holy man in Azeri Islam) who has been cheating one of the local peasants for years out of all types of goods and services, and then delighting over his success in an very un-religious, specifically un-Islamic, way. Once the Revolution takes place and the Bolsheviks arrive, the peasant is empowered and realizes the deception on the part of the Molla and takes him to the newly set up "People's Court," where is finds justice and the Molla is punished.
The MeetingThe Meeting · 1955
The Meeting
3.31955
MovieComedyRomance
The film is about Azerbaijanian and Uzbekistan's cotton-growers contest and about two young people's love.
SabuhiSabuhi · 1941
Sabuhi
7.01941
MovieDramaHistory
The film is dedicated to the life and creative work of the great Azerbaijani educator, playwright, and philosopher, Mirza Fatali Akhundov, affectionately known as Sabuhi, meaning “man of the morning.”
Hadji GaraHadji Gara · 1929
Hadji Gara
8.01929
MovieComedyDrama
After the comedy of the same name of Mirza Fatali Akhundov.
In the Name of the LawIn the Name of the Law · 1968
In the Name of the Law
1.01968
MovieDramaCrime
The film is about the public prosecutor who fought against the criminality but was killed by them.

Filmography

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In the Name of GodIn the Name of God · 1925
In the Name of God
4.51925
MovieDrama
Religiously themed early Soviet propaganda film in Azerbaijan against Islam. Unlike earlier propaganda films in the region, this was actually made by an (nearly) all Azeri cast and crew and directed by an Azeri filmmaker that would go on to be famous amongst his own people, despite his early collusion with the new ruling government. At the center of the film is a greed Molla (holy man in Azeri Islam) who has been cheating one of the local peasants for years out of all types of goods and services, and then delighting over his success in an very un-religious, specifically un-Islamic, way. Once the Revolution takes place and the Bolsheviks arrive, the peasant is empowered and realizes the deception on the part of the Molla and takes him to the newly set up "People's Court," where is finds justice and the Molla is punished.

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