The Joke
Jan 10, 1990 · 2h 16m
Rated 5.8 out of 10
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Director
Yefim Abramov, Nizami MusayevOverview
Made in the tragic comedy genre, this film is about the dysfunctional Soviet management system in Azerbaijan SSR at the end of 1980s and about the decadence and corruption of the Soviet bureaucracy.
Cast of The Joke
Rasim BalayevRahimov
Ceyhun MirzäyevMammadov
Yashar NuriMammad
Mukhtar ManiyevKarimov
Xuraman HadjiyevaKhalilova
Elena KostinaAlya
Aleksandr Sharovski
Loghman Karimov
Latifa AliyevaMother
Lala BagirovaRimma
Ajdar HamidovAhmad
Rafik AliyevKomsomol leader
Arif KerimovMurtuzov- Nizami MusayevDunyaminov
Sadykh Gusejnovretired lieutenant colonel- Tarlan BabayevPainter
- Ogtay SuleymanovFactory Worker
- Sahib Guluzadeh
Alla Sannikova- Igor Sannikov
- Alim AslanovNazarov
Dadash KazimovElevator Operator- Faig BabayevFactory Director
- Asiman AgayevStalin
Najiba HuseynovaMother (voice)
Crew of The Joke
- Yefim AbramovDirector
- Nizami MusayevDirector
Rovshan AghayevScreenplay- Baghir RafiyevDirector of Photography
- Tamara NarimanbekovaEditor
Kamil NajafzadehProduction Design- Nazim GadzhiyevProduction Design
- Tatyana AmirovaCostume Design
- Nataliya NuriyevaSound Designer
- Rafig OrujovAssistant Director
Javanshir GuliyevMusic
Ramiz FataliyevScript Editor- Niyazi ZeynalovLighting Design
- Nina ChurinaCostumer
- Rustam RustamovLighting Design
- Lyudmila LotinaAssistant Editor
- Fazil AfshaniSound Assistant
- Nusrat KasamanliScript Editor
Ramiz BabayevSet Photographer
About The Joke
What is The Joke about?
Made in the tragic comedy genre, this film is about the dysfunctional Soviet management system in Azerbaijan SSR at the end of 1980s and about the decadence and corruption of the Soviet bureaucracy.
When was The Joke released?
The Joke was released on January 10, 1990.
How long is The Joke?
The Joke runs 2 hours 16 minutes (136 minutes).
Who directed The Joke?
The Joke was directed by Yefim Abramov and Nizami Musayev.
Who is in the cast of The Joke?
The cast of The Joke includes Rasim Balayev (Rahimov), Ceyhun Mirzäyev (Mammadov), Yashar Nuri (Mammad), Mukhtar Maniyev (Karimov) and Xuraman Hadjiyeva (Khalilova).