The Cow

1969 1h 45m FA

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7.7

BANGER

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7.9

IMDB

★7.7TMDB · 87★7.9IMDB · 7,893

Drama

Synopsis

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An old villager deeply in love with his cow goes to the capital for a while. While he's there, the cow dies and now the villagers are afraid of his possible reaction to it when he returns.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ezzatollah Entezami
Masht Hassan
Mahin Shahabi
Hassan's Wife
Ali Nasirian
Islam
Jamshid Mashayekhi
Abbas
Firouz Behjat-Mohamadi
Jafar Vali
Kadkhoda
Khosrow Shojazadeh
Boy
Esmat Safavi
Old Woman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dariush Mehrjui
Writers: Dariush Mehrjui
Languages: Persian
Countries: Iran

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ERA

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57 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Dariush Mehrjui, shot by Fereydoun Ghovanloo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Hormouz Farhat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Zari Khalaj shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Ezzatollah Entezami and Mahin Shahabi and Ali Nasirian carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0064356 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 87 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Dariush Mehrjui directs. Fereydoun Ghovanloo behind the camera. Hormouz Farhat scores. Zari Khalaj cuts. Produced in Iran. Dialogue in Persian.

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Things worth knowing

157 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Dariush Mehrjui, shot by Fereydoun Ghovanloo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Hormouz Farhat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Zari Khalaj shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Ezzatollah Entezami and Mahin Shahabi and Ali Nasirian carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0064356 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 87 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Released under 11 different titles around the world.