The Blind Owl
Film based on the famous Iranian novella by Sadegh Hedayat, considered one of the great works of modern Persian prose. A man who is perhaps losing his mind spits his murderous fantasies and confessions at a shadow on the wall of his room that has the shape of an owl.
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Title: The Blind Owl - Boof-e koor (1975) Directed by: Kiumars Derambakhsh Date of birth: 1945, Iran Writing credits: Sadegh Hedayat (novel), Kiumars Derambakhsh Music: Ali Akbar Khan Year: 1975 Country: Iran Language: Farsi Color: Color Runtime: 55 min.
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- Director
- Kioumars Derambakhsh
- Starring
- Parviz Fanizadeh, Parvin Soleymani, Farshid Farshood, Naser Nasiri, Novin Ghiasi
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