''Ganj-e Qarun'' ( fa, گنج قارون) is a

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ...

Iranian film directed by

Siamak Yasemi Siamak Yasemi ( fa, سیامک یاسمی; June 1925 – 31 May 1994) was an Iranian director, screenwriter, producer, and poet. He was the son of Rashid Yasemi Gholamreza Rashid Yasemi ( fa, غلامرضا رشید یاسمی; born 1895 in Gahw ...

and starring

Mohammad Ali Fardin Mohammad-Ali Fardin ( fa, محمدعلی فردین, 4 February 1931 – 6 April 2000) was a prominent Iranian actor, film director and freestyle wrestler. Biography Early life Fardin was born and raised in a poor area in southern Tehran. He ...

Forouzan Parvin Kheirbakhsh ( fa, پروین خیربخش) better known as Forouzan ( fa, فروزان; 9 August 1937 – 24 January 2016) was an Iranian actress, producer, and dubbing artist. She started her cinematic career as a voice-over actress. In ...

and Taqi Zohuri.

Background

Persian folklore Persian mythology or Iranian mythology (Persian language, Persian:اساطیرشناسی ایرانی) is the body of the myths originally told by Persian people, ancient Persians and other Iranian peoples, and a genre of Ancient Persian folklor ...

, ''Ganj-e Qarun'' (Qarun's Treasure) is a symbol of major wealth.http://www.mibosearch.com/word.aspx?wName=%DA%AF%D9%86%D8%AC+%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86 ''Qarun'' is Persian for

Korah Korah ( he, ''Qōraḥ''; ar, قارون ''Qārūn''), son of Izhar, is an individual who appears in the Book of Numbers of the Hebrew Bible and four different verses in the Quran, known for leading a rebellion against Moses. Some older Englis ...

, the biblical figure who lived contemporary to

Moses Moses hbo, מֹשֶׁה, Mōše; also known as Moshe or Moshe Rabbeinu (Mishnaic Hebrew: מֹשֶׁה רַבֵּינוּ, ); syr, ܡܘܫܐ, Mūše; ar, موسى, Mūsā; grc, Mωϋσῆς, Mōÿsēs () is considered the most important pro ...

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

as Ali Bigham *

Arman Arman (November 17, 1928 – October 22, 2005) was a French-born American artist. Born Armand Fernandez in Nice, France, Arman was a painter who moved from using objects for the ink or paint traces they leave (''cachets'', ''allures d'objet'') to ...

as Qarun *

Taghi Zohuri Taqi or Taghi ( fa, تقی, translit=Taqī, az, Tağı) is a male Arabic given name and surname. It may refer to: Compound forms given on further disambiguation pages *Mohammad Taqi (disambiguation) *Taqi al-Din (disambiguation) Early imams *Muh ...

as Hassan Jeqjeqeh *

as Shirin

References

External links

* 1965 films 1960s Persian-language films Iranian black-and-white films Iranian romantic drama films Iranian musical films 1960s romantic musical films 1965 romantic drama films Films shot in Iran Films directed by Siamak Yasemi {{Iran-film-stub