Known For
Acting
Born
May 05, 1910
Died
Sep 18, 1978
Place of Birth
Elizavetpol, Caucasus Viceroyalty, Russian Empire
Credits
17 titles
Adil Isgandarov
Biography
Adil Rza bey oglu Isgandarov (Azerbaijani: Adil İsgəndərov) was an Azerbaijani theatre and film director, actor, first People's Artist of the USSR from Transcaucasia. Isgandarov joined amateur pioneers association at 10. When he was 13, he played role as Karam in "Gachag Karam" play. After gaining fame in Ganja, he was brought to Baku. Isgandarov got his first education in director-actor field in Baku Technical School of Theatre. After graduation he got professional experience in Moscow from 1932 to 1936 and graduated from Lunacharsky State Institute for Theatre Arts in 1936. After returning to Baku, he worked at Azerbaijan State Academic National Drama Theatre as director, then chief director from 1936 to 1960. Isgandarov also worked at Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts named after Mirzaagha Aliyev from 1937 to 1956. He was elected as depute in 1955 and 1959 for Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR. Isgandarov served as director of Azerbaijanfilm named after Jafar Jabbarli from 1966 to 1974.
Known For
Filmography
The Stab in the Back
Dadaşlı
My Love, My Sorrow
Head Foreman
In the Wind's Eye
Farman
The Darvish Detonates Paris
Hatamkhan agha
The 1001st Tour
Aligafa
The Last Mountain Pass
Karbalayi
The Stars Don't Fade
Nasib bey
In the Name of the Law
Kamilov
The Twenty Six Comissars
Xachaturov
Where is Ahmad?
Director
Romeo, My Neighbour
Kuliev
The Labour and Rose
Leyli and Majnun
Merchant
On Distant Shores
Rosselini
If Not This, Then That
rowdy
Two Boys from the Same District
The Black Stones
Khalilov