Babek (1979)
December 2, 1979Release Date
Babek (1979)
December 2, 1979Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Rasim Balayev
Actor
Amaliya Panahova
Zarnisa
Hasanagha Turabov
Actor
Tamara Yandiyeva
Actress
Eldar Guliyev
Director
Mammad Verdiyev
Bughday
Dzheykun Kuliev
Director
Hamid Azayev
Azrak
Anvar Hasanov
Tarkhan
Rasim Ismailov
Cinematographer
Hamlet Khanizadeh
Khalifa Motasim
Tamara Narimanbekova
Editor
Hadjimurad Yegizarov
Khalifa Mamun
Shahmar Alakbarov
Actor
Samandar Rzayev
Ibn Bais
Hadji Khalilov
Ibn Boyat
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 2, 1979
Original NameBabək
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 8m
Genres
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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.