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The Fires of Baku(1958)
Status: Released
Date: 1958-02-16
77%
3 Votes
Time: 1h 28m
Overview:
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.
Languages: Azerbaijani, Russian.
Countries:
Soviet Union
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Fires of Baku
Top 10 Billed Cast
მიხეილ გელოვანი
I.V. Stalin
Mirzəağa Əliyev
Ali-Bala Aliev
Mərziyyə Davudova
Ana-Khanum
Николай Охлопков
Fyodor Shatrov
Rza Təhmasib
Dzhafarov
Nəcibə Məlikova
Mirvarid
Николай Крючков
Ivan Paramanov
Пётр Аржанов
Fernando Garsia
Серәлі Қожамқұлов
Kadyr Kyrymkul
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Overview
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.
Release Date
1958-02-16
Average
7.7
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