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Golden Precipice(1980)
Status: Released
Date: 1980-03-11
10%
2 Votes
Time: 1h 16m
Overview:
The oil industry is emerging in Baku. A poor young man named Jalil accidentally becomes the owner of an oilfield site. But unexpected wealth brings him one misfortune after another. His friends turn away from him, and the woman he loves leaves for another. A hero who dreamed of a home will never create a family.
Languages: Azerbaijani, Russian.
Countries:
Soviet Union
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Golden Precipice
Top 10 Billed Cast
Aliabbas Gadirov
Jalil
Həmidə Ömərova
Shafiga
Hamlet Khanizadeh
Lutfali bey
Mammadrza Sheikhzamanov
Gurban
Hasanagha Turabov
Baghir
Sadıq Hüseynov
Ahmad
Şamil Süleymanlı
Aziz
Kamil Maharramov
Gudrat
Eldaniz Zeynalov
Nuru bey
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Overview
The oil industry is emerging in Baku. A poor young man named Jalil accidentally becomes the owner of an oilfield site. But unexpected wealth brings him one misfortune after another. His friends turn away from him, and the woman he loves leaves for another. A hero who dreamed of a home will never create a family.
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1980-03-11
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