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The Winds Blow in Baku
7.5 / 10• 1974• 1h 25m•NR• Azerbaijani
WarAdventureHistoryAction
Storyline
Summer 1942. Nazi troops storm the Caucasus. They are rushing to get their hands on Baku oil. An Abwehr special group called "Wartburg" has settled in the Nalchik area. In Baku, German spy Ziegel (Pavel Kadochnikov) heads to the oil fields from Maykop under the name of Soviet engineer Kashtanov. Tankers carrying gasoline begin to explode in the Caspian Sea. Soviet counterintelligence agent "Khazri" infiltrates "Wartburg"...
Cast & Crew
Shahmar Alakbarov
Azad
Lead
Hasan Mammadov
Tahir Dzhalilovich
NF
Nikolay Fedortsov
Orlov
Rza Takhmasib
Shahmar bey
Pavel Kadochnikov
Kashtanov
Aleksandr Afanasev
Shtelling
Ingrīda Andriņa
Erica
Ismail Osmanli
Alibala
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mukhtar Dadashev's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Winds Blow in Baku is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
