The Spring
1973, Persian. Directed by Arby Ovanessian.
A man who has fallen in love with a young woman discovers that she is the wife of his friend. When he realizes the woman's affection for a young libertine with whom she is secretly meeting in an abandoned house, he commits suicide. When the local women, out of jealousy, expose her, she also ends her life. Her husband buries her body in the abandoned bathhouse. The young libertine, driven to madness, wanders into the desert.
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Persian
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- Released
- 14 February 1973
- Original title
- چشمه
- Country
- Iran
- Written by
- Arby Ovanessian
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The Spring runs 96 minutes (1h 36m).
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The Spring isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 14 February 1973. (Checked 30 October 2026.)
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Who directed The Spring?
The Spring (1973) was directed by Arby Ovanessian and stars Arman, Mahtaj Nojoomi, Jamshid Mashayekhi.