Taghiyev: Oil
movie
View on VideBits →August 1922. An American journalist, Jerry Thompson, travels to the Soviet Union and arrives in Azerbaijan. He visits the settlement of Mardakan in Baku. There, he meets an elderly man at a villa. Thompson can hardly believe what he hears. Standing before him is Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, a once-great oil producer, millionaire, and philanthropist who lost all his wealth after the establishment of Soviet rule. Haji recounts his life story to the guest, a journey that saw him rise from a humble mason to an influential oil industrialist.
Cast & crew
Asif Isgandarli · Gurban Ismailov · Elshan Rustamov · Nurlan Mürsəlzadə · Parviz Mammadrzayev · Rovshan Mammadli · Nofel Shahlaroglu · Mammad Safa · Zaur Gasimli · Manaf Dadashov · Ismayil Imanov · Yusif Qasımlı · Rasim Jafar
Studios & networks
Azerbaijan Republic Ministry of Culture · Baku Media Center · Heydar Aliyev Foundation