Alasgar Alakbarov

Alasgar Alakbarov

Alasgar Hajiagha oglu Alakbarov (Azerbaijani: Ələsgər Ələkbərov) PAU (People's Artist of the USSR), was a Soviet and Azerbaijani actor. He was born to a family of a poor merchant. He developed passion for acting and music while still a child by watching street performances and listening to dervishes' singing. In 1920 his father deceased and he along with his siblings was raised by his mother the tailor. Until age 15 he attended a drama club where he learned basics about acting and theatre. Alasgar Alakbarov received his postsecondary education at a performance arts college in Baku in 1930. During the next three years he worked with the troupes at various Azeri theatres in Azerbaijan and Georgia. Starting in 1933 until his death, he worked at the Azerbaijan State Academic Drama Theatre. He specialized mostly in tragical roles. His most famous roles were those of Vagif (Vagif by Samad Vurghun) and Othello (Othello by William Shakespeare). During his 30-year career he played Vagif around 700 times. Critics characterised his performance as extremely spirited and emotional. Along with theatre, Alakbarov also pursued career in film. Alakbarov's first movie appearance was made in Vulkan uzarinda ev in 1929. He also starred in renowned Azerbaijani films such as Latif, Almaz, Kandlilar, Stepmother, On Distant Shores, The Great Support, etc. In 1961 Alakbarov became People's Artist of the USSR after participating in a 1959 cultural event in Moscow dedicated to the Azerbaijani Soviet Socialist Republic.

  • Title: Alasgar Alakbarov
  • Popularity: 1.4
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1910-03-26
  • Place of Birth: Baku, Bakinskaya guberniya, Russian Empire
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  • Also Known As: Алескер Гаджи Алекперов, Алескер Алекперов, Ələsgər Ələkbərov , Alesker Gadzhi Alekperov
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Alasgar Alakbarov Movies

  • 1960
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    Heirs

    Heirs

    8 1960 HD

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  • 1958
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    Stepmother

    Stepmother

    5.4 1958 HD

    The film is about the stepmother who tried to be a real mother of a boy. But she could be a real mother only after some difficult events for her and...

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  • 1962
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    The Great Support

    The Great Support

    3.4 1962 HD

    After the novellette of the same name of M.Ibrahimov. The film is about a man who trusted his subordinates.

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  • 1958
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    On Distant Shores

    On Distant Shores

    5.4 1958 HD

    The film portrays the life of the legendary Azerbaijani guerrilla of the Second World War Mehdi Huseynzadeh, who fought the Nazi forces in the...

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  • 1930
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    Latif

    Latif

    6 1930 HD

    Latif a seven year old boy living during the collectivization policy in USSR.

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  • 1935
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    The Sixth Sense

    The Sixth Sense

    1 1935 HD

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  • 1936
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    Almas

    Almas

    5 1936 HD

    A new teacher arrives in a remote mountain village, where the old traditions still hold sway.

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  • 1958
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    The Shadows are Crawling

    The Shadows are Crawling

    7 1958 HD

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  • 1947
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    Fatali Khan

    Fatali Khan

    7 1947 HD

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  • 1929
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    The House on the Volcano

    The House on the Volcano

    5.5 1929 HD

    An aging drilling foreman recounts the brutal suppression of an oil workers’ strike in pre-revolutionary Baku.

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  • 1940
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    The New Skyline

    The New Skyline

    6.5 1940 HD

    Young engineer is fighting against conservatives who don't want to find new oil deposits.

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  • 1961
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    Leyli and Majnun

    Leyli and Majnun

    1 1961 HD

    After the literary work of the same name of Nizami Ganjavi and Mahammad Fuzuli. The film is about pure love of two young people.

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  • 1939
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    The Peasants

    The Peasants

    5 1939 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Black Stones

    The Black Stones

    1 1956 HD

    After the novel of the same name of Mehdi Huseyn.

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  • 1960
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    The Morning

    The Morning

    1 1960 HD

    After the novel of the same name of Mehdi Huseyn.

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  • 1942
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    Sovgat

    Sovgat

    1 1942 HD

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