Mammadrza Sheikhzamanov
Acting
Biography
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Born: August 4, 1912
Place of Birth: Ganja, Azerbaijan
Known For
The Avenger of Ganjabasar
The film is about the rebellion in Ganja in 1919-1920 at the head of Gatir Mammad.
Nasimi
The film is a biographical true story about life of Imadaddin Nasimi, well known throughout the East for his school of philosophy and thought, poems and promotion of moral values in a feudal society. During the 14th-15th centuries, when Azerbaijan was a stage for warring powers and civil wars, Nasimi was the only poet committed to promotion of humanism and moral values inflicting criticism on the ruling system and the society itself. For his intruding role in feudal regimes, Nasimi lived a complex and tragic life.
The Shadows are Crawling
Young scientist Jamal Zakhidov is convinced that the ruins of the ancient city of Aran are located in Azerbaijan. Zakhidov is seeking to organize an expedition to the area where he believes Aran is located. Zahidov's friend, a young archaeologist named Jalil, is also well versed in geology. He believes that the rocks he accidentally found at the foot of Gyzyl-Gaya contain valuable materials. But Imam-zade, a secret agent of a foreign intelligence service, steals these samples. The expedition members meet an old man named Murtaz. The old man recognizes Imam-zade as the son of Suleiman-bek, the former ruler of these lands, who killed geologist Karimov, who was conducting research here in 1920. Realizing that he has been exposed, Imam-zade blows up the cave in an attempt to destroy the expedition. But the locals rescue the expedition members. Imam-zade is detained by MGB officers. Uranium is found in the rocks discovered by Jalil at the excavation site...
The Secret of the Mountain
The struggle of the people against the shakh (king) who seized all of land and water resources.
Painful Roads
The movie is based on Azerbaijani folk tale "Malikmammad and the Three Princes".
The Return of the Violin
During the WWII a group of children are trying to save Stradivarius violin from Nazis.
Where is Ahmad?
When his parents try to marry him to their neighbors' daughter, Ahmad runs away from home and his family try to find him.
The Peasants
A historical revolutionary film depicting the struggle of peasants and the Baku proletariat against landowners and Musavatists in 1919.
Unusual Hunt
The film is devoted problems of protection of ecology.
Sound of the Pipe
The novelette was written by I.Huseynov. In the film, the problem of war is viewed from the perspective of love. Almost all of the men of the village are at the battlefront. The women who stayed in the night and day to support their efforts. Children wake up in the middle of the night, crying for bread. All of the villagers feel anxious for the men to return. Mothers are waiting for their sons; wives, for their husbands and children, for their fathers. When Sayali's husband dies at the front, her husband's friend Jabrayil proposes to her. The people of the village are furious. Jabrayil's brothers leave home, convinced that their family has been disgraced. One brother goesw crazy; the other fall ill and dies. The only person who doesn't blame Jabrayil is the "agsaggal" (the wise old man) of the village - Isfandiyar Kishi. In this film, note single sound of weaponry is heard, not are any battle scenes depicted, yet we still witness the inherent tragedy of war.
Filmography
as Villager
as Gurban
as Ramazan
as Isfandiyar
as Ali
as Sheikh Azam
as Gubernator
as Village Elder
as man from Odesa (voice)
as Mahmud
as Murtuz
as Gulam
as Zaur's father
as Karam
as rəssam
as Shirin
as Sharafoghlu
as Darvish
as Eldostu
as Gurbanov
as Gafar Niyazov
as Amir
as Professor Rajabov