• Source: The Oil Gush in Balakhany

The Oil Gush in Balakhany (Azerbaijani: Balaxanıda neft fontanı) is a film written and directed by the pioneer of cinema in Azerbaijan, Alexandre Michon. It was filmed on August 4, 1898, in Balakhany, Baku and presented at the International Paris Exhibition. The film was shot using a 35 mm film on a Lumière cinematograph and is considered the first film in Azerbaijani cinematography. It depicts a blowout from an oil well in the Balakhany village of Baku.




See also



List of Azerbaijani films before 1920




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Video on YouTube

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• The Oil Gush in Balakhany
• Petroleum industry in Azerbaijan
• List of films shot in Baku
• List of films: N–O
• Alexandre Michon
• List of Azerbaijani films before 1920
• Azerbaijan State Film Fund
• Black City (Baku)