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Night of the Hunchback
Night of the Hunchback

Night of the Hunchback

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DramaComedy

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Adapted from a story in 1001 Nights, the story concerns the death of an actor and the comical incidents that occur as different people come into possession of, and attempt to dispose of, his body.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Persian

Runtime

91 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

02 January 1965

Country

Iran

Cast

Farhang Amiri

Farhang Amiri

Farrokh Ghaffari

Farrokh Ghaffari

Paria Hakemi

Paria Hakemi

Mohammadali Keshavarz

Mohammadali Keshavarz

Pari Saberi

Pari Saberi

Zackaria Hashemi

Zackaria Hashemi

Reza Hushmand

Reza Hushmand

Ali Miri

Ali Miri

Behruz Sayyadi

Behruz Sayyadi

Salman Venus

Salman Venus

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