My Seven Sons

Sep 7, 1970

1h 30m

★ 4.2

Overview

This film was based on Samad Vurgun's "Komsomol poem". Seven sons, like seven samurai become the seven komsomols (communist leaders) who were sent to a village to establish Soviet power. Seven sons become the romanticized images of people's heroes ready to take revenge.

Genres

Drama

Action

History

TV Movie

Production Companies

Azerbaijanfilm

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Cast

Bakhtiyar

Hasan Mammadov

Jalal

Anvar Hasanov

Mirpasha

Elchin Mammadov

Gasim

Abdul Mahmudov

Gazanfar

Shahmar Alakbarov

Shahsuvar

Rafig Azimov

Zalimoghlu

Alasgar Ibrahimov

Garay Bey

Hasanagha Turabov

Kalantar

Ismail Osmanli

Humay

Zemfira Ismailova

Hamlet Xanizadeh

Gagani

Ferhad Israfilov

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