''The Folk Dance of Caucasus'' () is one of the earliest

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by ...

i films. Produced and directed by the pioneer of

Azerbaijani cinema Cinema of Azerbaijan dates back to the 19th century. Azerbaijan is one of the first countries in the world involved in cinematography. The first Azerbaijani film was a thirty second long silent film called The Oil Gush Fire in Bibiheybat, which ...

, Alexander Mishon, it was released on August 2, 1898. The film was shot on 35mm.

References

''The Oil Road: Journeys From The Caspian Sea To The City Of London''
page 9, books.google.com 1898 films Azerbaijani silent films Azerbaijani black-and-white films 1890s dance films Films of the Russian Empire {{1890s-Azerbaijan-film-stub

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