The Fires of Baku

The Fires of Baku

★ 7.7IMDb Score
Released:1958-02-16
Duration:88 min
Country:Soviet Union
Director:Iosif Kheifits, Rza Takhmasib, Aleksandr Zarkhi
Actors:Mikheil Gelovani, Mirzaagha Aliyev, Marziyya Davudova, Nikolai Okhlopkov, Rza Takhmasib
Production:Azerbaijanfilm

Overview:

Dedicated to the development of the oil industry of Soviet Azerbaijan in the background of the first half of the twentieth century, including their selfless work in strengthening the economic and military might of the USSR.

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