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If Not This, Then That(1958)
Status: Released
Date: 1958-01-27
64%
11 Votes
Time: 1h 27m
Overview:
Popularly known by the name of the main character, "Mashadi Ibad" was based on a musical comedy by composer Uzeyir Hajibeyov and written in the early 1900s. The story is based on the age old-theme of a beautiful young woman Gulnaz who falls in love with a young man Sarvar but is obliged to marry someone else.
Languages: Armenian, Azerbaijani, French, Georgian, Persian, Russian, Turkish.
Countries:
Soviet Union
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: If Not This, Then That
Top 10 Billed Cast
Əliağa Ağayev
Meshadi Ibad
Arif Mirzəquliyev
Server
Tamara Gözəlova
Gyulnaz
Ağasadıq Gəraybəyli
Rustam bey
Barat Şəkinskaya
Senem
İsmayıl Əfəndiyev
Gasanguli bey
Mustafa Mərdanov
Hasan bey
İsmayıl Osmanlı
Rza bey
Möhsün Sənani
Gochi Asker
Lütfəli Abdullayev
Balaoglan
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Overview
Popularly known by the name of the main character, "Mashadi Ibad" was based on a musical comedy by composer Uzeyir Hajibeyov and written in the early 1900s. The story is based on the age old-theme of a beautiful young woman Gulnaz who falls in love with a young man Sarvar but is obliged to marry someone else.
Release Date
1958-01-27
Average
6.364
Rating:
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Languages:
AzərbaycanFrançaisქართულიفارسیPусскийTürkçe
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