Maiden Tower Legend

Maiden Tower Legend

Maiden Tower Legend

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Maiden Tower Legend

1924

0h 55m

5.0(2 votes)

Drama

Fantasy

Overview

The plot of the film is taken from the legend of the Azerbaijan Maiden Tower. According to legend shirvanshah fell in love with his daughter and wanted to marry her. Learning of this daughter Shirvanshah jumped from the top of the tower in the Caspian Sea.

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Production Companies

Azerbaijanfilm

The Russian State Documentary Film & Photo Archive

Cast & Crew

16 members

Acting

სოფია ჟოზეფი

Javahir \ Gulnar

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Vahram Papazyan

Samad Khan

Vahram Papazyan

Acting

Hanafi Teregulov

Khan of Shirvan

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Ismail Hidayatzadeh

Zohrab

Ismail Hidayatzadeh

Acting

Yevgeni Muromski

Karim

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Ibrahim Azeri

Unknown Role

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Rza Darabli

Unknown Role

Rza Darabli

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Kazim Ziya

Molla

Kazim Ziya

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Aghasadig Garaybeyli

Doctor

Aghasadig Garaybeyli

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Alakbar Huseynzadeh

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Möhsün Sənani

Unknown Role

Möhsün Sənani

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Georgi Parisashvili

Unknown Role

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Hadjimammad Gafgazli

Unknown Role

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Writing

Majid Shamkhalov

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Rustam Kazimov

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Xeyri Əmirzadə

Unknown Role

Xeyri Əmirzadə

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