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The Stab in the Back
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The Stab in the Back

Jan 7, 1979
1h 18m
★ 4.5

Overview

Young inspector investigates a murder in small town.

Genres

Crime
Drama

Production Companies

Azerbaijanfilm

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Cast

Shahmar Alakbarov

Gündüz

Shahmar Alakbarov

Adil Isgandarov

Dadaşlı

Adil Isgandarov

Yusif Veliyev

Fəttah

Yusif Veliyev

Hamlet Xanizadeh

İmaş

Hamlet Xanizadeh

Amaliya Panahova

Ziba

Amaliya Panahova

Akif Ali

Fazil

Akif Ali

Rasim Balayev

Cəbi

Rasim Balayev

Hasan Mammadov

Qəmərli

Hasan Mammadov

Rafig Azimov

Hüseynov

Rafig Azimov

Alasgar Ibrahimov

Cabbarov

Alasgar Ibrahimov

Anvar Hasanov

Oqtay

Anvar Hasanov

Dinara Yusifova

Safura

Dinara Yusifova

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