Mukhtar Baba oglu Dadashev (Azerbaijani: Muxtar Baba oğlu Dadaşov; b. September 11, 1913; Baku, Russian Empire - d. May 7, 1998; Azerbaijan) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani theater and film actor, film director, screenwriter and cameraman. He was a Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1960), People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1976), laureate of the State Prize of the Azerbaijan SSR (1980) and member of the CPSU since 1942.
Mukhtar Dadashov | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 September 1913 |
| Died | 7 May 1998 (aged 84) |
| Nationality | Azerbaijani |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, theater and film actor |
Life
editMukhtar Dadashov was born on September 11, 1913, in Baku. He appeared on the stage of the Azerbaijan State Academic National Drama Theatre for the first time in 1924, and four years later he played the role of Gunduzu in the first performance of Jafar Jabbarli's play "Sevil". In 1929, he started working as a director's assistant at the Azerbaijan State Theatre of Young Spectators. In 1933, he studied basic cameramanship in Moscow. In 1943, he was recruited by the Soviet Union to film the crimes of the Nazis. The videos he took at this time were shown as evidence during the Nuremberg trials.[1]
Filmography
edit- 1934 - Living god (Abdurrahim)
- 1969 - In a southern city (Hasan)
Director
- 1968 - For the sake of the law
- 1974 - Winds are blowing in Baku
Screenwriter
- 1945 - The Cloth Peddler
- 1968 - For the sake of the law
- 1974 - Winds are blowing in Baku
Operator
- 1940 - New Horizon
- 1943 - Submarine T-9
- 1945 - The Cloth Peddler
- 1947 - Beyond Araz
- 1955 - Bakhtiar
Awards
edit- Order of the Badge of Honour (1946)
- Special prize at the international film festival held in Cannes for the documentary film "Soviet Azerbaijan" (1951)
- Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1960)
- People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1976)
- State Prize of the Azerbaijan SSR (1980)
- Honorary diploma of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1993)
- Shohrat Order (1998)
References
edit- ^ M. Mükərrəmoğlu (2009). "Xatırlama". Xalq qəzeti. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "Görkəmli kinooperator və kinorejissor Muxtar Dadaşovun 100 illik yubileyi qeyd edilmişdir". Azər Tac. 2013. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ Азербайджанской ССР кинематография. Кино: Энциклопедический словарь / Гл. ред. С. И. Юткевич; Редкол.: Ю. С. Афанасьев, В. Е. Баскаков, И. В. Вайсфельд и др. — Москва: Советская энциклопедия, 1987. p. 13.
- ^ "M. B. Dadaşovun Azərbaycan Respublikasının Fəxri fərmanı ilə təltif edilməsi haqqında". e-qanun.az. 7 November 2019. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "Muxtar Dadaşov". Ministry of Culture (Azerbaijan). 17 February 2018. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "Каннский кинофестиваль (Festival international du film de Cannes)". www.old.russiancinema.ru. 19 August 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
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