Haji Gara (Azerbaijani: Hacı Qara) is a 1929 adventure comedy produced by the Azgoskino film studio, which is an adaptation of the play of the same name by Mirza Fatali Akhundov.[1]

Haji Gara
Azerbaijani: Hacı Qara
Directed byAbbas Mirza Sharifzadeh
Written by
Starring
Music byD. Jabari
Production
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Release date
  • March 9, 1929 (1929-03-09)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryAzerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
LanguageSilent film

Synopsis

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The film tells about the life of peasants. On 3 October 1927, the script was read for the first time at the Azgoskino film studio.[2] The director Abbas Mirza Sharifzadeh began preparations for filming in 1927.[3] This film is the first in the career of Jafar Jabbarli as a screenwriter, the first work in the cinema of actors Aziza Mammadova and Ali Gurbanov. The film was released on 9 March 1929,[4] in production the film was called Sona.[5]

Filmmakers

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Cast

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Mirzaagha Aliyev - Haji Gara

Mustafa Mardanov - Karamaly

K. Vyaznova - Sona

Aghasadyg Garaybeyli - Asger bey

M. A. Gayyubov — Heydar

Sidgi Ruhulla - Aliyar bey

Marziya Davudova - Tukaz

Y. Hajigasimov - Safaraly

Hajiagha Shahbazov - Bayramali bey, Sona's father

Aziza Mammadova - Gulsum, Sona's mother

Rustam Kazimov

N. Hasanov

A. Mirzayev

Ali Gurbanov - ashik

Ashraf Yusifzade

Administrative group

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original text: Mirza Fatali Akhundov

Screenwriter: Jafar Jabbarli

director and editor: Abbas Mirza Sharifzadeh

director of photography: Ivan Tartakovsky

production designer: Alexander Goncharsky

composer: D. Jabari

artistic director: Vsevolod Pudovkin

assistant director: Agharza Guliyev

References

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  1. ^ Шәрифзадә // Азербайджанская советская энциклопедия / Под ред. Дж. Кулиева. — Б.: Главная редакция Азербайджанской советской энциклопедии, 1987. — Т. Х. — С. 514—515
  2. ^ Institute of Manuscripts of Azerbaijan, arx-20, q-16 (213)
  3. ^ Газ. «Кино». 3 января 1928 года
  4. ^ Aydın Kazımzadə. Azərbaycan kinosu. Filmlərin izahlı kataloqu: 1898—2002. 2 cilddə. 1-ci cild. Bakı: Nağıl evi, 2003
  5. ^ Н. А. Лебедев. Очерки истории кино СССР, т. 1. Москва: Госкиноиздат, 1947.- стр. 258