• Source: Ganj-e Qarun

Ganj-e Qarun (Persian: گنج قارون) is a 1965 Iranian film directed by Siamak Yasemi and starring Mohammad Ali Fardin, Forouzan, Arman, and Taghi Zohouri.




Background


In Persian folklore, Ganj-e Qarun (Qarun's Treasure) is a symbol of major wealth. Qarun is Persian for Korah, the biblical figure who lived contemporary to Moses.




Plot


Ali Bigham is a happy-go-lucky young man who accidentally saves a rich old man's life named Qarun who is attempting suicide. Qarun is very wealthy but also sad and alone. He is ill and has no one to live with. Ali takes Qarun to his home and realizes that he is his own father who left him and his mother years ago. At first Ali rejects his father, but then Qarun gains his son's attention. Throughout the film Hasan accompanies Ali as a comedian.




Cast


Mohammad Ali Fardin as Ali Bigham
Arman as Qarun
Taghi Zohouri as Hassan Jeqjeqeh
Forouzan as Shirin




Place in Iranian film history


The film may be considered a good example of pre-revolution Persian-language films, "a form of popular cinema that embodied the aspirations and illusions" of a changing society. More specifically, it has been described as "a key progenitor of the stewpot or meat-and-potato movie genre".




References






External links


Ganj-e Qarun at IMDb

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Harta Karun
• Ganj-e Qarun
• Forouzan
• Mohammad Ali Fardin
• Pre-revolutionary Iranian cinema
• Karun Treasure
• Cinema of Iran
• Garu, Qaleh Ganj
• List of Iranian films of the 1960s
• Prehistoric Egypt