This is an 18" x 36.5" Iranian poster for the 1980
film Boodbath written and directed by Amir Ghavidel and
starring Ali Ghafoori. Plot summary: This was the first feature film
made after the Iranian revolution based on a true story. During the
clash between the Army and the people on Black Friday 17 Shahrivar [8
September] 1978 three of the shah's palace guards left the square with
their rifles, became fugitives and joined the people. A group of
agents pursued the three soldiers, killed one and arrested the other
two.
Cast and crew: Amir Ghavidel, Ali Ghafoori, Ghassem Dehghani
Sangestani, Abbas Asadi
This is a 27.5" x 39" Iranian poster designed by Bateni for the
1978 Samuel Khachikian film Shark of the South AKA Koose-ye
Jonoob written by Amir Ghavidel and Bahman Zarrinpour and starring
Iraj Ghaderi as Akbar. Plot summary: Akbar, Nader, Abbas and Reza,
who have been good friends since childhood, all want to achieve an
aspiration. Abbas and Nader are wearing uniforms, Akbar joins his
uncle's smuggling gang and Reza, who is paralyzed, does not wish for
anything other than to continue his friendship with the other three.
Reza's sister Masoumeh and Akbar have been interested in each other
since they were children. Akbar gains credibility among the members
of the smuggling group and gets the nickname Shark. While
transporting a shipment of smuggled goods Akbar kills a gendarme and
goes to Abbas's house wounded. Abbas turns him over to the police and
he is sentenced to death in court. Masoumeh visits Akbar and becomes
engaged to him. Before the execution she asks that Nader serve as one
of the excecutioners.
Cast and crew: Samuel Khachikian, Amir Ghavidel, Bahman Zarrinpour,
Iraj Ghaderi, Morteza Aghili, Aram, Shahab Askari, Mansoor Khaki,
Khashayar, Hassan Rezai, Karmen, Asghar Bichareh, Javaneh Jalilvand,
Iraj Safdari, Vartan Tomas
This is a 27.5" x 19" Iranian poster for the 1988 film The
Train written and directed by Amir Ghavidel and starring Faramarz
Gharibian as Poulad. Plot summary: In 1979 a train carrying fuel oil
for the army is rerouted by revolutionary forces to a cold remote
mountain area with a fuel shortage. The train is stopped on the way
and the conductor and his companion are arrested, but the locomotive
operator is determined to take the runaway train to its destination.
Cast and crew: Amir Ghavidel, Hassan Hedayat, Enayat Bakhshi,
Tooran Ghaderi, Faramarz Gharibian, Abbas Kasayi, Soroosh Khalili,
Hossein Maleki, Kiumars Malekmotei, Amrollah Saberi, Khosro Shakibai