Golden Precipice

Mar 11, 1980

1h 16m

★ 1.0

Overview

The oil industry is emerging in Baku. A poor young man named Jalil accidentally becomes the owner of an oilfield site. But unexpected wealth brings him one misfortune after another. His friends turn away from him, and the woman he loves leaves for another. A hero who dreamed of a home will never create a family.

Genres

Drama

History

Adventure

Production Companies

Azerbaijanfilm

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Cast

Jalil

Aliabbas Gadirov

Shafiga

Hamida Omarova

Lutfali bey

Hamlet Khanizadeh

Aghbaniz

Yelena Gabets

Gurban

Mammadrza Sheikhzamanov

Baghir

Hasanagha Turabov

Ahmad

Sadig Huseynov

Aziz

Shamil Suleymanli

Gudrat

Kamil Maharramov

Nuru bey

Eldaniz Zeynalov

Khalil

Mukhtar Maniyev

Mukhtar Avsharov

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