director of photography
(01.04.1905 – 13.11.1983)

Asgar Ismailov son of Jafar was born in Tbilisi. He studied at the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography. Since 1936, he worked at the “Azerbaijanfilm” film studio. For the first time, Asgar Ismailov from Azerbaijan was sent to Moscow, where he studied the technology of color films and returned. In 1947, he shot the first color documentary film “From Baku to Goy-Gol”. Later, he organized groups at the “Azerbaijanfilm” film studio and taught the technology of color film to young people. He translated the book about color films from German into our language. Honored artist Asgar Ismailov died in 1983.

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FILMOGRAPHIY:

1. Sevil (1929, full length feature film) – cameraman
2. Directiv bant (1932, short feature film) – director of photography
3. Villagers (1939, full length feature film) – cameraman
4. Sabuhi (1941, full length feature film) – cameraman
5. Bakhtiyar (1942, short feature film) – director of photography
6. Gift (1942, short feature film) – director of photography
7. A family (1943, full length feature film) – director of photography
8. Victory holiday (1945, short documentary film) – director of photography
9. From Baku to Goy-Gol (1947, short documentary film) – director of photography
10. The lights of Baku (1950, full length feature film) – director of photography of installed scenes
11. Caspian oilmen (1952, short documentary film) – screenwriter, director of photography
12. On the shores of Araz (1953, full length documentary film) – director of photography
13. Bakhtiyar (II) (1955, full length feature film) – director of photography of installed scenes
14. Black stones (1956, full length feature film) – director of photography
15. “Kazbek” box (1958, short feature film) – assistant director
16. Shadows creep (1958, full length feature film) – director of photography
17. Dishonest money (1960, short feature film) – director of photography
18. Strange story (1960, short feature film) – director of photography
19. Morning (1960, full length feature film) – assistant director, cameraman
20. You must know this (1961, short documentary film) – director of photography
21. “Sabir” (1962, short documentary film) – director of photography
22. Telephone girl (1962, full length feature film) – assistant director
23. The last namaz (1963, short feature film) – director of photography
24. Romeo is my neighbour (1963, full length feature film) – assistant director
25. Good morning, Baku! (1964, short documentary film) – director of photography
26. Ulduz (1964, full length feature film) – assistant director
27. Gipsy girl (1966, full length feature film, kinoalmanac) – assistant director
28. Sea. Fire. Sky. (1967, full length feature film) – assistant director