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The Lights of Baku

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The Lights of Baku
Directed by
Written by
Starring
CinematographyGavriil Egiazarov
Music byQara Qarayev
Production
company
Release date
  • 1950 (1950)
Running time
84 minutes
CountrySoviet Union
LanguageRussian-Azerbaijani

The Lights of Baku (Russian: Огни Баку, romanizedOgni Baku) is a 1950 Soviet drama film directed by Iosif Kheifits, Rza Tahmasib and Aleksandr Zarkhi.[1] The film portrays workers in the oil fields of Azerbaijan during the Second World War, when they were of great strategic importance. Scenes featuring Mikheil Gelovani as Joseph Stalin were later cut after the dictator's death when his cult of personality had come under attack from the new Soviet leadership.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Mikhail Yuferov.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Rollberg p.500

Bibliography

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  • Rollberg, Peter. Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2008.
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