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The Dagger
The Dagger

The Dagger

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DramaRomance

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Abbas, known as "Abbas Chakhan," is a driver’s apprentice who is alone and has a stutter, constantly weaving tall tales. One night, he accidentally meets Banafsheh, who has ended up in a notorious neighborhood in search of her dreams, yet she is still determined to free herself from that place and have a home of her own. Abbas promises Banafsheh that he will help her. After she learns that Abbas has been imprisoned due to a small debt, she borrows money from a loan shark named Mohammad, known as "Mohammad the Dagger," to free Abbas.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Persian

Runtime

105 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

21 December 1972

Country

Iran

Cast

Behrouz Vossoughi

Behrouz Vossoughi

Abbas Haj-Ebram

Forouzan

Forouzan

Banafsheh

Hosein Gil

Hosein Gil

Mohammad "Mammad" Deshneh (The Dagger)

Ebrahim Naderi

Ebrahim Naderi

Ahmad Beidagh

Jalal Pishvaian

Jalal Pishvaian

Gholam Zanjir

Yadi

Yadi

Ghasem

Hassan Rezai

Hassan Rezai

Mammad Alaki

Reza Hajian

Reza Hajian

Reza

Hossein Shahab

Hossein Shahab

Hossein

Farhad Hamidi

Farhad Hamidi

Snitch

Nariman Shirifard

Nariman Shirifard

Gholam's Friend

Esmail Shirazi

Esmail Shirazi

Gholamreza

Saleh

Saleh

Worker in Garage

Giti Forouhar

Giti Forouhar

Abbas' Aunt

Gholam-Reza Sarkoob

Gholam-Reza Sarkoob

Abdollah

Hossein Navakhti

Hossein Navakhti

Passenger in Car

Akbar Jannati Shirazi

Akbar Jannati Shirazi

Owner of Bar in Motel Qu

Reza Maleki

Reza Maleki

Abdollah's Henchman

Paridokht Eghbalpoor

Paridokht Eghbalpoor

Prostitute

Ali Dehghan

Ali Dehghan

Morteza

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