Babek (1979)
December 2, 1979Release Date
Babek (1979)
December 2, 1979Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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.