Under the Burning Sun

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Under the Burning Sun

1957

1h 31m

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Overview

The hero of the film coming to the village for a short while decided to stay there by his medical duty.

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23 members

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Əkbər Fərzəliyev

Aydin

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Əfrasiyab Məmmədov

Eldar

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Tohfa Azimova

Narmina

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Ağasadıq Gəraybəyli

Sardarov

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Sürəyya Qasımova

Gulpari

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Zemfira Badalova

Fatma

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Faiq Mustafayev

Jalal

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Mammadrza Sheikhzamanov

Amir

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Cabbar Əliyev

Mursal

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İsmayıl Əfəndiyev

Nadirov

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Ağahüseyn Cavadov

Piri oghlu

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Münəvvər Kələntərli

Gulbahar

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Sona Hacıyeva

Villager

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Məmməd Sadıqov

Villager

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Barat Şəkinskaya

Sardarov's Wife

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Aghadadash Gurbanov

Professor

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Əli Qurbanov

Ali

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Müxlis Cənizadə

Driver

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Sadıq Hüseynov

Unknown Role

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Maleyka Aghazadeh

Nurse

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Mərziyyə Davudova

Villager

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Hadjimammad Gafgazli

Villager

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Lütfi Məmmədbəyli

Khalil

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