Hasan Seyidbeyli

Hasan Seyidbeyli (Azerbaijani: Həsən Mehdi oğlu Seyidbəyli) – the Soviet and Azerbaijani writer, dramatist, screenwriter, film director, People’s Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (23.12.1976).^[1][2]

Biography

Hasan Seyidbeyli was born on December 22, 1920 in Baku, the Azerbaijan SSR. In 1938-1939’s, he studied at Leningrad Institute of Film Directors. In 1942, his literary activity began. In 1943, he continued his education on director faculty of VGIK (at S.Eisenstein and G.Kozintsev).^[3]

Hasan Seyidbeyli is the author of such screen scripts as “To my dear nation” (1954), “Under the sultry sky” (1957), “On distant shores” (1958), “Soviet Azerbaijan”, “Perfection”.

He is the author of screen scripts and director of films such as “Telephonist girl” (1962), “Why are you silent?” (1962), “Find the girl” (1970), “Value of happiness” (1976).

Hasan Seyidbeyli is the director of “Nesimi” film, which was awarded a premium at the VII All-Union Festival in Baku.

From 1963 to 1980, he was the chairman of Azerbaijan Union of Filmmakers. Hasan Seyidbeyli died on June 25, 1980 in Baku.

Filmography

Year	Film	Director
1947	From Baku to Goy Gol
1949	Large way
1949	In summer cottages of Quba and Tartarchay valley
1954	To my dear nation
1957	Under the sultry sky
1958	On distant shores
1960	Dishonestly earned money
1960	A road incident
1962	Telephonist girl
1963	Island of miracles
1964	Force of gravity
1966	Gipsy girl
1966	Why are you silent?
1969	Our teacher Jebish
1970	Find the girl
1972	Soviet Azerbaijan
1973	Nesimi
1974	Pages of life
1976	The clouds are our umbrella
1976	Concerns for happiness
1979	Toral and Zeri
1979	Perfection
1980	Goodbye, my friend
1980	His unlucky love
2002	Hasan Seyidbeyli-the filmmaker
2009	Cinema, living in colors[4]

Memory

A street in Baku is named after Hasan Seyidbeyli.

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