Adil Isgandarov

Adil Isgandarov

1910-05-05 – 1978-09-18 (age 68) Elizavetpol, Caucasus Viceroyalty, Russian Empire
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Biography

Adil Rza bey oglu Isgandarov (Azerbaijani: Adil İsgəndərov) was an Azerbaijani theatre and film director, actor, first People's Artist of the USSR from Transcaucasia.

Isgandarov joined amateur pioneers association at 10. When he was 13, he played role as Karam in "Gachag Karam" play. After gaining fame in Ganja, he was brought to Baku. Isgandarov got his first education in director-actor field in Baku Technical School of Theatre. After graduation he got professional experience in Moscow from 1932 to 1936 and graduated from Lunacharsky State Institute for Theatre Arts in 1936. After returning to Baku, he worked at Azerbaijan State Academic National Drama Theatre as director, then chief director from 1936 to 1960. Isgandarov also worked at Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts named after Mirzaagha Aliyev from 1937 to 1956. He was elected as depute in 1955 and 1959 for Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR. Isgandarov served as director of Azerbaijanfilm named after Jafar Jabbarli from 1966 to 1974.

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Known For

The Twenty Six Comissars
The Twenty Six Comissars

1966

as Xachaturov

On Distant Shores
On Distant Shores

1958

as Rosselini

The Darvish Detonates Paris
The Darvish Detonates Paris

1976

as Hatamkhan agha

If Not This, Then That
Romeo, My Neighbour
Romeo, My Neighbour

1964

as Kuliev

My Love, My Sorrow
My Love, My Sorrow

1978

as Head Foreman

The Last Mountain Pass
The Last Mountain Pass

1971

as Karbalayi

In the Name of the Law
In the Name of the Law

1968

as Kamilov

The Stars Don't Fade
The Stars Don't Fade

1971

as Nasib bey

The Stab in the Back
The Stab in the Back

1979

as Dadaşlı

Leyli and Majnun
Leyli and Majnun

1961

as Merchant

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The Black Stones

1956

as Khalilov

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In the Wind's Eye

1977

as Farman

The 1001st Tour