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Golden Precipice
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Golden Precipice

1980-03-11 · 76 min · ★ 3.0

Drama · History · Adventure

The oil industry is emerging in Baku. A poor young man named Jalil accidentally becomes the owner of an oilfield site. But unexpected wealth brings him one misfortune after another. His friends turn away from him, and the woman he loves leaves for another. A hero who dreamed of a home will never create a family.

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Directors
Fikrat Aliyev
Production companies
Azerbaijanfilm
Countries
Soviet Union
Status
Released

Top Cast

Aliabbas GadirovAliabbas GadirovJalil
Hamida OmarovaHamida OmarovaShafiga
Hamlet XanizadehHamlet XanizadehLutfali bey
Yelena GabetsAghbaniz
Mammadrza SheikhzamanovMammadrza SheikhzamanovGurban
Hasanagha TurabovHasanagha TurabovBaghir
Sadykh GusejnovSadykh GusejnovAhmad
Shamil SuleymanliAziz
Kamil MagerramovKamil MagerramovGudrat
Eldaniz ZeynalovEldaniz ZeynalovNuru bey
Mukhtar ManiyevMukhtar ManiyevKhalil
Mukhtar AvsharovMukhtar Avsharov
Yashar Mammadov
Gafar Haggi
Gumrah RahimovGumrah RahimovPhaeton (Carriage) Driver
Shamsi ShamsizadehBey
Şahin CəbrayılovŞahin CəbrayılovPaltak
Nubar NovruzovaNubar NovruzovaWhore
Alasgar MammadogluAlasgar MammadogluOilman
Najaf Hasanzadeh

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