Ghaisar
1969

   Fati is a young girl who commits suicide after being raped and becoming pregnant by a man called Mansour Abmangol. Her older brother, Farman, tries to seek revenge for her death by killing Mansour, but is killed by Mansour's two brothers, Rahim and Karim.
Ghaisar is the youngest brother in the family working in another town. On returning to his hometown to see his fiancee, he discovers the tragedy which has befallen his family. He decides to seek revenge. He manages to kill Karim at the public bath and Rahim at the abattoir. While he is searching for Mansour, Ghaisar's mother dies from a broken heart. Ghaisar finally manages to kill Mansour, but himself is shot by the police.
 

The Pigeon
"Toghi"
1970

  There is an old saying in Farsi, "if you catch a Toghi to keep, it will bring bad omens to the members of the family".
...And that's what happens to a very close nit family when Toghi is caught for keeps. A well respected uncle plans to marry a young woman who lives in a far away town. He asks his young nephew to bring the fiancee home to him. On the way back the young people fall in love, get married, and return home with their secret. They're both afraid to tell the truth to the family. Eventually the uncle finds out, and to teach both his nephew and his fiancee a lesson he starts a bloody revenge.

The Window
"Panjereh"
1970

    In a cheap motel, Sohrab who is in Tehran to work, meets Taraneh. She is already  pregnant by a man named Asghar. Taraneh however, is obsessed with Sohrab, who is  in love  with another  girl named Laylie. Asghar  encourages Taraneh to hold Sohrab responsibleas a father  of the unborn baby. Sohrab runs to the north with  Laylie, but Taraneh follows him there. This compelling story about  desperate people in desperate situations ends in an unfortunate tragedy.

Reza Motori
1970

   Reza has a job of delivering films to the cinemas. Together with his friends, they plan a robbery. For the first part of their plan they commit themselves to a mental hospital, with the idea that after the robbery they will return to the hospital and hopefully mislead the police. The robbery is successful and Reza, after hiding the money, returns to the mental hospital. A writer who resembles Reza, is doing research at the same hospital. He has  fiancee with whom he's not very loving or close to. One day while the writer was at the hospital, his chauffeur mistakenly takes Reza to the writer's home. The writer's fiancee thinks the change in him is due to the fact that he has been researching and spending time at the mental hospital, and she likes the changes in him.

Escape
1971

   After five years in prison for a murder he unwillingly committed because of his love for his girlfriend, Mehri, Morteza is released. During his imprisonment Mehri has reluctantly married a man called Usta Faraj to whom she owed a lot of money.Morteza forces Faraj to divorce Mehri. Faraj agrees to this, on the condition that Morteza pays off all of Mehri's outstanding debts. Morteza accepts and tries unsuccessfully to find work. Together with a man called Karim, they decide to steal. Finally with the stolen money, Morteza goes to pay off Faraj. He has a plan to then escape with Mehri and the rest of the money. However, the victim of the robbery arrives and kills Morteza and Karim

Daash Akol
1971

Daash Akol, a local hero, lives with his parrot in a small house. A dying man called Haji Samad, asks Daash Akol to become his executor. He then sees the young daughter of Haji Samad and  falls in love instantly. He believes this love of Marjan to be sinful. He speaks off his feelings with no one, but at home when thinking aloud, his parrot hears. Daash Akol begins to drink, because of this unrequited love. A man by the name of Kaka Rostam who has always lost when challenging Daash Akol, because of this absence in the neighborhood begins to bully everyone. Marjan has a suitor and Daash Akol as executor, and against his own wishes, arranges her wedding. Later he meets up with Kaka Rostam who challenges him to a fight. They arrange the fight for the following day which is a holy day. As the result of the fight Daash Akol dies and leaves his only possession, the parrot to Marjan, which speaks of Daash Akol's love for her and says: "Marjan, your love killed me". 
English subtitles

Deshneh
1972

  Movie about simple dreams that don't always come true. Abbas the liar (Behrouz Vossoughi) is a good hearted man who tells un harmful lies in order to get attention. He does not mean to hurt anyone with his lies, especially Fereshteh (Foroozan). She is an unhappy hooker with dreams of her own. She desperately needs to run away from her vicious pimp, lead a normal life, get married to Abbas, and live in a normal house. Abbas promises her all that but first he has to take care of another promise which he made to a prison mate. He has been asked to collect a chunk of money from a gang of drug dealers. The gang has no intention of giving the money back, but Abbas the liar is a man of his words. What follows is a very entertaining movie about broken hearts, lost dreams, and un kept promises.

Tangsir
1973

  The very peaceful and quite life of Shirmohammad is disturbed due to a dispute with a local woman who is upset when her only cow was killed by Shirmohammad. He decides to leave with his family because of this dispute. He had all of his life's savings with four of the most influential and trustworthy people of the town with the understanding the he would receive interest when he gets his savings back.
When leaving he asks for his money. However, they refuse to pay him. In order to collect his money, Shirmohammad decides to get his gun. With the support of his fellow townsmen, Shirmohammad kills the four men and then leaves town to join his wife and children.
English subtitles

Mamal the American
1974

   A very funny movie about the american dream being dreamt up in Tehran. Mamal Amrikaie is a handsome petty thief dreamer who wants to make it to the U.S.A. so that he can make it big there. His dream is to open up a gas station in America. With his fast talking mouth, his sweet personality, and handsome charm, Mama's dream comes true in a most hilarious way.

Gavaznha
1974

  This story begins with a wounded fugitive, Ghorbat. He struggles to get to the school where he used to study with his friend, Seyed, the son of the school caretaker. He discovers that Seyed who used to be a young man is now an addict and working as an announcer at a play house. Seyed's wife, Fati works at the play house as an actress. Seyed Hides Ghorbat and looks after his wound. Ghorbat tries to encourage Seyed to get his self confidence back so he can stand up to his overbearing landlord, and get rid of the local drug dealer. Ghorbat would like Seyed to take the money he has been carrying and to pass it on to his revolutionary friends. The police meanwhile have managed to find Ghorbat's hide-out, Seyed has the opportunity to escape unharmed but prefers to remain with his friend. The police open fire and totally destroy the hide-out

The Compromise
"Sazesh"
1974

...is a first rate Iranian comedy on which Behrouz Vossoughi the country's movie superstar, displays his comedic talent. Vossoughi hilariously plays a part time untalented stage actor who becomes a part time unskilled burglar in order to come up with money for his needy fiancee. One night, while trying to burglarize a house, he stumbles into a secret. Our hero notices a well respected married city politician, Mr. Khalayegh, in a hot affair with lady of the house. . Our burglar now becomes a part time impostor as the wise cracking Dr. Rastegar who with his common sense mentality, steals the heart of the politician's family. What follows is a very entertaining movie that gave the Iranian audience a rare chance to see their favorite movie star in a knockout comedy. 

The fellow Traveler
1975







Azadeh, a young broken hearted woman runs to the north to look for her run away boyfriend. Her father sends a young man, Ali to look for his suicidal daughter. Ali finds Azadeh before she is about to drown herself in the sea, and brings her back to her family. During their trip back, however a love develops which results in a happy fairy tale like ending.

Zabih
1975

  Zabih gets out of prison after years of confinement.
He returns to his home town looking for the woman he once loved. She, who was pregnant by him before, is married now to a very jealous man, whom, with the help of Zabih's son (who does not know Zabih) tries to kill Zabih before his reunion with his old friend..

Kandoo
"Beehive"
1975

 ...is about trying to survive the dangerous game of of Tornabazi (truth or dare) on the tough streets of Tehran. Couple of drifters, fresh from prison, wonder the harsh streets of Tehran looking hopelessly for their uncertain future. The young and the restless of the two (Behrouz Vossoughi) has contempt for the outside life and wishes to get in trouble so he can go back to jail again. The older on (Davoud Rashidi) challenges him to the game of Torna. A game in which anything goes. The bet is for the trouble maker to walk into every bar on a long block, order a drink, and refuse to pay (no matter what..). The bet is heartless and the last bar seems so far away. What follows is a very interesting movie about a lost soul in a city with no compassion and a game that ends up deadly.

The Honeymoon
"Maah-e Assal"
1976

A young man from a poor family is living with a very rich family. He falls in love with the beautiful daughter of the family, but the father does not approve of this love relationship. The young lovers leave the family and try to make it on their own without the help of her rich parents.

Soote Delan
1977

Majid is a mentally handicapped man living with his mother and stepbrother. He has a job working in a party rental shop for Habib. Majid falls in love with the girl who sells tickets at the cinema.
Apparently Habib never married because of his brother's handicap.. A traditional doctor suggests to Habib that he should find Majid a sex partner. They find a prostitute for this purpose. When the prostitute and Majid met, they fall in love, and they get married against Habib's wishes. Although Majid was starting to get better due to his new life, Habib tells him about his wife's past, causing Majid to regress. Habib regretting his words, takes his brother to a wholly place hoping for a miracle bu Majid dies en route.

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