22 Jan 1973
The Return of the Violin
During the WWII a group of children are trying to save Stradivarius violin from Nazis.
Don't Be Afraid, I'm with You
The story developed during XX century in Russian empire, Azerbaijan. Two circus actors Rustam and his friend San Sanich travel to a village where Rustam was born after long years of absence, to burry his aunt. After burring his aunt, friends decide to stay in her house for couple of days. A local wealthy inhabitant of the village Farzali bek, is looking for oil, and finds out that the land which now officially owned by Rustam might have some oil repositories. He learns that Rustam is back and wants to take him out, to put his hands on valuable land. A young theater singer Teymur is in love with Farzali bey's beautiful daughter, Telli, but has nothing to offer to marry her. Yet he decides to speak with her father. While planning to "sell" his daughter to one of other wealthy bey's son, Farzali bey still promises that if Teymur will kill Rustam, he will let Telli marry him. Rustam and his friend San Sanich defend Teymur, but after talking to him become friends. They decide to help ...
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Mukhtarbey Kantemirov Rustam
Лев Дуров San Sanich
Həmidə Ömərova Telli
Hasanagha Turabov Three-Eyed Jafar
Mirzə Babayev Farzali bey
Сергей Юрский Chief of Police
Muxtar Maniyev Prisoner
Aleksandr Sharovski Petrov
Kyazim Abdullayev Mammad
Elkhan Aghahuseynoghlu Flower seller
Yusif Əlizadə Konstantin Artyomov 
Sadig Huseynov Mardan's Father
Abbas Kazimov 
Süsən Məcidova Nanny
Abdul Mahmudov Rashid Mahmudzadeh 
Ramiz Məmmədov Mammad Majidov Nizami Musayev Prisoner
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