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The Stab in the Back
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The Stab in the Back

1979-01-07 · 78 min · ★ 5.6

Drama · Crime · Mystery

Young inspector investigates a murder in small town.

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Directors
Arif Babayev
Production companies
Azerbaijanfilm
Countries
Soviet Union
Status
Released

Top Cast

Shahmar AlakbarovShahmar AlakbarovGündüz
Adil IsgandarovAdil IsgandarovDadaşlı
Yusif VeliyevYusif VeliyevFəttah
Hamlet XanizadehHamlet Xanizadehİmaş
Amaliya PanahovaAmaliya PanahovaZiba
Akif AliAkif AliFazil
Rasim BalayevRasim BalayevCəbi
Hasan MammadovHasan MammadovQəmərli
Rafig AzimovRafig AzimovHüseynov
Alasgar IbrahimovAlasgar IbrahimovCabbarov
Anvar HasanovAnvar HasanovOqtay
Dinara YusifovaSafura
Nidzhat BekirzadeNidzhat BekirzadeKazımov
Firangiz AbbasovaCəbinin anası
Sadykh GusejnovSadykh GusejnovƏli kişi
Mukhtar AvsharovMukhtar Avsharov
Gumrah RahimovGumrah Rahimov
Sadaqat ZülfüqarovaSadaqat Zülfüqarova
Valeh KarimovValeh Karimov
Qurban Məmmədov

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