Latif Bashir oglu Safarov ( az, Lətif Səfərov) (30 September 1920,

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– 9 December 1963,

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) was an

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i actor and movie director. Safarov began his career in acting at a very young age. He starred in a number of children's movies released in 1927–1931 (''Sevil'', ''Latif'', etc.). In 1939, he graduated from the Ganja School of Pedagogy. For the next two years was continued acting along as serving as an assistant director at the Baku Movie Studio (renamed to ''

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'' in 1960). In 1950, he graduated from the

Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (russian: Всероссийский государственный институт кинематографии имени С. А. Герасимова, meaning ''All-Russian State Institute of Cinemat ...

, receiving B.A. in

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. The 1955 film '' Bakhtiyar'' (starring

Rashid Behbudov Rashid Behbudov ( az, Rəşid Məcid oğlu Behbudov, Azerbaijani Cyrillic: Рашид Бейбутов; 14 December 1915 – 9 June 1989) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani singer and actor. Rashid Behbudov was born in Tbilisi in 1915. His father, ...

) directed by Safarov was his most significant project. It was followed by two other well-known films, ''Under the sultry sky'' (1957) and ''Leyli and Majnun'' (1962).Azerbaijan Film Directors Guild: Latif Safarov
/ref> In 1958, Safarov was elected head of the Azerbaijani Union of Cinematographers. He was granted the emeritus title of the Honorary Art Worker of Azerbaijan in 1960. In 1955, he married singer

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. Together they had two children. In 1963, Safarov committed suicide by shooting himself with a hunting rifle. At that time, he was working on his film project ''The Island of Miracles''.

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* 1920 births 1963 suicides Azerbaijani male film actors Azerbaijani film directors Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography alumni Actors from Shusha Soviet male film actors Soviet film directors Suicides by firearm in the Soviet Union Suicides by firearm in Azerbaijan 1963 deaths {{Azerbaijan-film-director-stub