---
title: 'The Darvish Detonates Paris (1976)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kamil Rüstəmbəyov'
released: '1976-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 71
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'Soviet Union'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-darvish-detonates-paris-1976'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0321983/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Darvish Detonates Paris (1976)

1976 · 71 min · Comedy, Music · Soviet Union

Original title: Dərviş Parisi partladır

## Synopsis

The Darvish Detonates Paris is a 1976 Soviet comedy film directed by Shamil Mahmudbeyov and Kamil Rustambeyov. It stars Adil Isgandarov as Hatamkhan agha, Sergei Yursky as Monsieur Jordan, and Mirza Babayev as Darvish Mastali Shah. The film was based on the satirical comedy A Story about the Botanist-doctor Monsieur Jordan and the Famous Sorcerer Dervish Mastali Shah, inspired from true events, by Azerbaijani playwright and poet Mirza Fatali Akhundov. The film criticizes the ignorance and backwardness in 19th century Azerbaijan. The character Monsieur Jordan is based on the accomplished French botanist Alexis Jordan.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Kamil Rüstəmbəyov](https://cinepixo.com/people/kamil-rust-mb-yov), [Şamil Mahmudbəyov](https://cinepixo.com/people/samil-mahmudb-yov)
- **Screenplay:** [Ədhəm Qulubəyov](https://cinepixo.com/people/dh-m-qulub-yov)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Tofig Guliyev](https://cinepixo.com/people/tofig-guliyev)
- **Director of Photography:** [Arif Narimanbekov](https://cinepixo.com/people/arif-narimanbekov), [Zaur Mükerrem](https://cinepixo.com/people/zaur-mukerrem)

## Cast

- [Ənvər Həsənov](https://cinepixo.com/people/nv-r-h-s-nov)
- [Mömünat Qurbanova](https://cinepixo.com/people/momunat-qurbanova)
- [Sergei Yursky](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergei-yursky)
- [Səfurə İbrahimova](https://cinepixo.com/people/s-fur-ibrahimova)
- [Claude Thomas Alexis Jordan](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-thomas-alexis-jordan)
- [Mirza Babayev](https://cinepixo.com/people/mirza-babayev)
- [Adil Isgandarov](https://cinepixo.com/people/adil-isgandarov)
- [Hasanagha Turabov](https://cinepixo.com/people/hasanagha-turabov)
- [Leyla Badirbeyli](https://cinepixo.com/people/leyla-badirbeyli)

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