Babek (1979)
December 2, 1979Release Date
Babek (1979)
December 2, 1979Release Date


Plot.
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Cast & Crew.

Rasim Balayev
Babak Al-Xurrami

Hasanagha Turabov
Afshin

Amaliya Panahova
Zarnisa

Tamara Yandiyeva
Parvin

Shahmar Alakbarov
Javidan

Mammad Verdiyev
Bughday

Hamid Azayev
Azrak

Anvar Hasanov
Tarkhan

Hamlet Khanizadeh
Khalifa Motasim

Hadjimurad Yegizarov
Khalifa Mamun

Samandar Rzayev
Ibn Bais

Hadji Khalilov
Ibn Boyat

Dzheykun Kuliev
Director

Ramiz Melikov
Sahl Ibn Sumbat

Eldaniz Rasulov
Azin

Mukhtar Maniyev
Ibn Muaz
Media.

Details.
Release DateDecember 2, 1979
Original NameBabək
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 8m
Genres
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Wiki.
Babek (Azerbaijani: Babək) is a 1979 Azerbaijani historical drama film directed by Eldar Guliyev. A joint production between Azerbaijanfilm and Mosfilm, Babek is the most expensive film produced in Azerbaijan SSR. It stars Rasim Balayev in the title role with Hasanagha Turabov playing Abbasid general Afshin. The screenplay was written by novelist Anvar Mammadkhanli.
The film is based on the life of revolutionary leader Babak Khorramdin, whose rebellion against the Abbasid Caliphate spread throughout Iran and Azerbaijan, spanning more than two decades. Under the leadership of Babak, the Khurramiyyah movement strived for an end to despotic foreign rule. However, the rebellion was suppressed with military force by Iranian general Haydar ibn Kawus al-Afshin.
Babek is widely considered to be one of the greatest films of Azerbaijani cinema. The film's cultural impact and legacy still endures in Azerbaijan.