Shark of the South کوسه جنوب Iraj Ghaderi 1978 Iranian film poster

Shark of the South (1978) - (Iraj Ghaderi) Iranian one-sheet

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

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Mamal the America Lover - [ممل آمریکائی] (Behrooz Vossoughi, Googoosh) - (1975)

Mamal, the America Lover (Mamal-e Amrika'i) (1975) - (Behrooz Vossoughi, Googoosh) Iranian one-sheet

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Pictured is a 23.5" x 35.5" Iranian poster designed by Heddat to promote the 1975 113-minute Shapur Gharib black-and-white film Mamal the America Lover [mamal-e amerikai] starring Behrouz Vossoughi and Googoosh based on a screenplay by Shapur Gharib with cinematography by Nemat Haghighi. The film was produced by Siera Film. Plot summary: A young man known as Mamal the America lover had a dream of going to America. Mamal had a friend who would write letters to him from America and encourage him to go to there. Mamal made a living stealing hubcaps and selling them to an Armenian named Sarkis. He tried to get a visa with the help of Sarkis, but because he did not have a reliable sponsor he could not get one. One day Mamal stole an automobile belonging to a woman named Nesrin. He found a letter in it that invited Nesrin to go to America. Mamal gave the automobile back to Nesrin and became friends with her. Nesrin's mother became Mamal's sponsor but when the friendship between Mamal and Nesrin deepened, Nesrin told Mamal that woman was not her mother; she was a wealthy woman who liked to have a good time and chase men. Mamal was hurt by Nesrin and quarreled with her. When Mamal saw Nesrin had no place to go he took her to his father's home and introduced her as his fiance. When Mamal awakened the next morning he saw Nesrin had left. Shortly thereafter Mamal decided to go wo America with the woman who liked to have a good time, but he was arrested at the airport.

Cast and crew: Shapur Gharib, Behrouz Vossoughi, Googoosh, Hamideh Kheirabadi, Asghar Semsarzadeh, Dariush Asadzade, Abbas Nazeri, Malihe Nasiri, Arman, Rahim Roshanian, Geeti Forouhar, Nematollah Gorji, Karmen, Hossein Shatab, Zabihollah Zabihpoor

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Qarun's Treasure گنج قارون (Fardin) - (1965)

Qarun's Treasure [ganj-e qarun] (1965) - (Mohammad Ali Fardin) Iranian film poster

Pictured is an Iranian 13"x27" promotional poster designed by Davvalu for the 1965 Syamak Yasami 120-minute black-and-white film Qarun's Treasure starring Mohammad Ali Fardin based on a screenplay by Syamak Yasami, Ibrahim Zamani and Ashtiani, with cinematography by Ahmad Shirazi. The film was produced by Purya Film. Plot summary: A youth saved a man named Qarun from an attempted suicide by drowning, then took him home to take care of him. Through his mother he learned Qarun was his father who in his irresponsible early years had abandoned him and his mother. The son drove the father away. Qarun was sorry about his past and tried to get his son back. In the end he succeeded.

Cast and crew: Syamak Yasami, Mohamad Ali Fardin, Arman, Fourouzan, Taghi Zohuri, Abbas Shabaviz, Rafi Halati, Iran Ghaderi, Marotian, Karmen, Ahmad Shirazi

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