Takhir Sabirov
Directing · Director · Writer · Co-Director
Born Dec 21, 1929
Active 1957–2002 · Awards: Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of the Badge of Honour, People's Artist of the Tajik SSR, Order of Glory (Tajikistan), Tajikistan Rudaki State Prize
Takhir Sabirov was a Soviet and Tajik film actor, director and screenwriter. He is known as the "founding father" of the One Thousand and One Nights dynasty of the film industry due to his creation of the Scheherazade trilogy.
Filmography
I Have Met a Girl (1957) — Assistant DirectorScheherazade's Last Night (1988) — Kalif · Director · Co-WriterRevelation of Ivan Efremov (1990)A Unique Spring (1957) — SakhatScheherazade's New Tales (1987) — Caliph Shahryar · Director · ScreenplayA Man Changes its Skin (1960) — Co-DirectorNasreddin in Khujand, or the Enchanted Prince (1960) — Ocharovannyy printsScheherazade's 1002nd Night (1985) — Kalif · Director · ScreenplayMeeting in the Gorge of Death (1980) — Nasimbek · DirectorThe Adventures of the Little Muk (1984)Dokhunda (1957)Horses Under the Moon (1979) — UstokalonChange (1967) — Director · WriterTime to Get Married (1960) — DirectorA Woman From Afar (1979) — DirectorShahsenem and Gharib (1963) — DirectorExposure (1970) — DirectorDeath of the Moneylender (1967) — Director · WriterHurricane in the Valley (1973) — DirectorTears And a Sword (1991) — Director · WriterPossessed (1962) — DirectorWho Was Nothing… (1974) — Director