The Dagger
1972, Persian. Directed by Fereydoun Gole.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Persian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Fereydoun GoleDirector
- Behrouz VossoughiAbbas Haj-Ebram
- ForouzanBanafsheh
- Hosein GilMohammad "Mammad" Deshneh (The Dagger)
- Ebrahim NaderiAhmad Beidagh
- Jalal PishvaianGholam Zanjir
- YadiGhasem
- Hassan RezaiMammad Alaki
- Reza HajianReza
- Hossein ShahabHossein
- Farhad HamidiSnitch
- Nariman ShirifardGholam's Friend
- Esmail ShiraziGholamreza
Details
- Released
- 21 December 1972
- Original title
- دشنه
- Country
- Iran
- Written by
- Fereydoun Gole
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The Dagger isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 21 December 1972. (Checked 6 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Dagger?
The Dagger (1972) was directed by Fereydoun Gole and stars Behrouz Vossoughi, Forouzan, Hosein Gil.