The Lights of Baku (1950)

Original title

Огни Баку

Directed by

Rza Tahmasib, Aleksandr Zarkhi

Genre

drama film

Country

Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 28m

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film shows Azerbaijani oil workers during World War II as they struggle to keep production going for the Soviet war effort. It also includes scenes with Joseph Stalin that were later removed.

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What happens

The Lights of Baku (Russian: Огни Баку, romanized: Ogni Baku) is a 1950 Soviet drama film directed by Iosif Kheifits, Rza Tahmasib and Aleksandr Zarkhi. The film portrays workers in the oil fields of Azerbaijan during the Second World War, when they were of great strategic importance. Scenes featuring Mikheil Gelovani as Joseph Stalin were later cut after the dictator's death when his cult of personality had come under attack from the new Soviet leadership. The film's sets were designed by the art director Mikhail Yuferov. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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