The Dagger

The Dagger (original title: Deshneh) is a 1972 Iranian film directed by Fereydun Gole. Shot in Persian, the picture is classified as a drama and romance and stars two of the era's most prominent performers, Behrouz Vossoughi and Forouzan, in the leading roles. The supporting cast includes Farhad Hamidi, Gholam-Reza Sarkub, Yadollah Mohammadinejad, Hossein Gil and Hassan Rezaei. With a running time of roughly 103 minutes, the production belongs to the pre-revolutionary period of Iranian cinema. Sources provide little detail about its storyline, but the film is consistently described as a dramatic romantic work from Fereydun Gole, who is also credited as its screenwriter.