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Original title: Babək
Director: Eldar Kuliev
Cast: Rasim Balayev Hasanagha Turabov Amaliya Panahova Tamara Yandiyeva Shahmar Alakbarov Məmməd Verdiyev
Genre: History
Premiere: 1979
Running time: 128 min
Country: Soviet Union

Babek (Azerbaijani: Babək) is a 1979 Soviet historical drama film directed by Eldar Guliyev. A joint production between Azerbaijanfilm and Mosfilm, Babek is the most expensive film produced in Azerbaijan SSR. It stars Rasim Balayev in the title role with Hasanagha Turabov playing Abbasid general Afshin. The screenplay was written by novelist Anvar Mammadkhanli.

The film is based on the life of revolutionary leader Babak Khorramdin, whose rebellion against the Abbasid Caliphate spread throughout Iran and Azerbaijan, spanning more than two decades. Under the leadership of Babak, the Khurramiyyah movement strived for an end to despotic foreign rule. However, the rebellion was suppressed with military force by Iranian general Haydar ibn Kawus al-Afshin.

Babek is widely considered to be one of the greatest films of Azerbaijani cinema. The film's cultural impact and legacy still endures in Azerbaijan.

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Babek is a movie (1979) from Soviet Union. Genre: history. Directed by Eldar Kuliev. Starring Rasim Balayev, Hasanagha Turabov, Amaliya Panahova, Tamara Yandiyeva and Shahmar Alakbarov. Running time: 128 min.

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