Hasan Seyidbeyli

Director, Writer

December 22, 1920 — June 25, 1980 (59 years)
Hasan Seyidbeyli (Azerbaijani: Həsən Mehdi oğlu Seyidbəyli) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani writer, dramatist, screenwriter, film director, and People’s Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR.

Hasan Seyidbeyli was born on December 22, 1920 in Baku, the Azerbaijan SSR. In 1938-1939, he studied at Leningrad Institute of Film Directors. In 1942, his literary activity began. In 1943, he continued his education on the director faculty of the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (with S.Eisenstein and G.Kozintsev). Hasan Seyidbeyli is the author of such screenplays as To my dear nation (1954), Under the burning Sun (1958), On distant shores (1958), Soviet Azerbaijan, and Perfection. He is the author of screenplays and director of films such as Telephonist girl (1962), Why are you silent? (1962), Find that girl (1970), and Value of happiness (1976). Hasan Seyidbeyli is the director of "Nasimi", which was awarded the first-place prize at the VII All-Union Festival in Baku. From 1963 to 1980, he was the chairman of Azerbaijan Union of Filmmakers.

Known For

  • Our Teacher Jabish
    Our Teacher Jabish1969
  • Nasimi
    Nasimi1973
  • On Distant Shores
    On Distant Shores1958
  • The Telephone Operator
    The Telephone Operator1962
  • Find That Girl
    Find That Girl1970
  • Why do You Remain Silent?
    Why do You Remain Silent?1966
  • The Island of Miracles
    The Island of Miracles1964
  • The Price of Happiness
    The Price of Happiness1976

Filmography

1976
Khoshbakhtlik gaygilari · as Screenplay
1970
O qizi tapin · as Screenplay
1966
Sän niyä susursan? · as Screenplay
1964
Möcüzälär adasi · as Screenplay
1962
Telefonçu qiz · as Screenplay
1958
On Distant Shores · as Screenplay
1957
In the Heat of the Sun · as Screenplay