The Dagger

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.

1972

1h 45min

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Top Billed Cast

Behrouz Vossoughi
Abbas Haj-Ebram
Forouzan
Banafsheh
Hosein Gil
Mohammad "Mammad" Deshneh (The Dagger)
Ebrahim Naderi
Ahmad Beidagh
Jalal Pishvaian
Gholam Zanjir
Yadi
Ghasem
Hassan Rezai
Mammad Alaki
Reza Hajian
Reza
Hossein Shahab
Hossein
Nariman Shiri fard
Gholam's Friend
Esmail Shirazi
Gholamreza
Saleh
Worker in Garage
Giti Forouhar
Abbas' Aunt
Gholam-Reza Sarkoob
Abdollah
Hossein Navakhti
Passenger in Car
Akbar Jannati Shirazi
Owner of Bar in Motel Qu
Reza Maleki
Abdollah's Henchman
Paridokht Eghbalpoor
Prostitute
Ali Dehghan
Morteza

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