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Painful Roads
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Painful Roads

1982-03-18 · 73 min · ★ 6.0

Adventure · Fantasy · Family

The movie is based on Azerbaijani folk tale "Malikmammad and the Three Princes".

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Production details

Directors
Tofig Ismailov
Production companies
Azerbaijanfilm
Countries
Soviet Union
Status
Released

Top Cast

Otkam IsgandarovOtkam IsgandarovMalikmammad
Elshad GaziyevShahmammad
Viktor DamirtashKhanmammad
Sonakhanim AliyevaSonakhanim AliyevaParizad
Hamida OmarovaHamida OmarovaNurzad
Leyla ManafovaGulshad
Hasan MammadovHasan MammadovSultan
Mammadrza SheikhzamanovMammadrza Sheikhzamanov
Hashim GadoyevGarayel
Rafig Karimov
Eldaniz ZeynalovEldaniz ZeynalovBig Giant
Sayavush AslanSayavush AslanMiddle Giant
Yashar NuriYashar NuriSmall Giant
Omur NaghiyevOmur Naghiyev
Mayak KerimovMayak Kerimov
Valiahd ValievValiahd Valiev

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