Ferdowsi and the People
1976, Persian. Directed by Hossein Torabi.
A documentary about Ferdowsi, the great Persian poet of 9th century, the creator epic Shahnameh (the book of kings). The film examines the impacts of the poet and his masterpiece, almost one thousand years after its creation, on Iran and Iranian people in the late 1970’s, the last years before the revolution.
- Runtime
- 0h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Persian
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- Released
- 8 June 1976
- Original title
- فردوسی و مردم
- Country
- Iran
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Ferdowsi and the People isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 8 June 1976. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Ferdowsi and the People?
Ferdowsi and the People (1976) was directed by Hossein Torabi.