Taghiyev: Oil (2024)
August 1922. An American journalist, Jerry Thompson, travels to the Soviet Union and arrives in Azerbaijan. He visits the settlement of Mardakan in Baku. There, he meets an elderly man at a villa. Thompson can hardly believe what he hears. Standing before him is Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, a once-great oil producer, millionaire, and philanthropist who lost all his wealth after the establishment of Soviet rule. Haji recounts his life story to the guest, a journey that saw him rise from a humble mason to an influential oil industrialist.
Director:
Zaur Gasimli
Writers:
Ismayil Imanov, Asif Isgandarli, Zaur Gasimli.
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Parviz Mammadrzayev as Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev |
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Gurban Ismailov as Old Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev |
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Nofel Shahlaroglu as |
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Manaf Dadashov as |
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Elshan Rustamov as |
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Rovshan Mammadli as |
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Nurlan Mürsəlzadə as Ismayil Taghiev |
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Yusif Qasımlı as Rajab Ali |
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Rasim Jafar as |
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Mammad Safa as |
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Natavan Haciyeva as |
| Directing | Zaur Gasimli | Director |
| Camera | Vladimir Artemyev | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Əsgər Rəhimov | Editor |
| Production | Orman Aliyev | Producer |
| Writing | Ismayil Imanov | Screenplay |
| Writing | Asif Isgandarli | Screenplay |
| Writing | Zaur Gasimli | Screenplay |
| Art | Sabuhi Atababayev | Production Design |
| Sound | Etibar Əsədli | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Isa Hasanov | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vusal Rahimov | Costume Design |
| Production | Arzu Aliyeva | Head of Production |
| Directing | Asif Isgandarli | First Assistant Director |