---
title: 'The Lights of Baku (1950)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Rza Tahmasib'
released: '1950-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 88
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic'
  - 'Soviet Union'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-lights-of-baku-1950'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052021/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Lights of Baku (1950)

1950 · 88 min · Drama · Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union


## Synopsis

The Lights of 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Rza Tahmasib](https://cinepixo.com/people/rza-tahmasib), [Aleksandr Zarkhi](https://cinepixo.com/people/aleksandr-zarkhi)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Gara Garayev](https://cinepixo.com/people/gara-garayev)
- **Director of Photography:** [Gabriel Egiazarov](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriel-egiazarov)

## Cast

- [Nikolai Kryuchkov](https://cinepixo.com/people/nikolai-kryuchkov)
- [Rza Tahmasib](https://cinepixo.com/people/rza-tahmasib)
- [Mirzaagha Aliyev](https://cinepixo.com/people/mirzaagha-aliyev)
- [Nikolay Okhlopkov](https://cinepixo.com/people/nikolay-okhlopkov)
- [Marziyya Davudova](https://cinepixo.com/people/marziyya-davudova)
- [Mikheil Gelovani](https://cinepixo.com/people/mikheil-gelovani)
- [Najiba Malikova](https://cinepixo.com/people/najiba-malikova)

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