The Mongols
مغولها
Synopsis
A director of a television series on the history of cinema, who has been grappling with the screenplay of his first feature film, receives an assignment to oversee the installation of a television relay station in a remote region of Zahedan province. He has already hired Turkmen tribespeople for his film and selected his filming location. Meanwhile his wife, who is working on her Ph.D. dissertation about the Mongol invasion of Iran, attempts to dissuade him from accepting the assignment. One night, while working on his history of the cinema series, the director fantasizes a diegetic world that consists of clever juxtapositions of his different worlds: the history of cinema, the history of the mongol invasion, his own film idea and his imminent assignment to the desert.
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Release History & Theatrical Window
October 1, 1973
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Parviz Kimiavi
- Screenplay & Story
- Parviz Kimiavi, Mohammad Reza Aslani, Nader Ibrahimi, Agha Seyed ali Mirza Sajadi, Abbas Nalbandian
- Original Title
- مغولها
- Country of Origin
- Iran
- Spoken Languages
- Turkmen, Tatar, French, Persian, English
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Production Studios
- Telfilm
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Parviz Kimiavi
Parviz Kimiavi, Mohammad Reza Aslani, Nader Ibrahimi, Agha Seyed ali Mirza Sajadi, Abbas Nalbandian
Parviz Kimiavi
Department Leadership Roster
Parviz Kimiavi
Editor
Parviz Kimiavi
Director
Parviz Kimiavi
Writer
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What is The Mongols about?
A director of a television series on the history of cinema, who has been grappling with the screenplay of his first feature film, receives an assignment to oversee the installation of a television relay station in a remote region of Zahedan province. He has already hired Turkmen tribespeople for his film and selected his filming location. Meanwhile his wife, who is working on her Ph.D. dissertation about the Mongol invasion of Iran, attempts to dissuade him from accepting the assignment. One night, while working on his history of the cinema series, the director fantasizes a diegetic world that consists of clever juxtapositions of his different worlds: the history of cinema, the history of the mongol invasion, his own film idea and his imminent assignment to the desert.
Who directed The Mongols?
The Mongols was directed by Parviz Kimiavi.
Who stars in The Mongols?
The principal cast of The Mongols includes Parviz Kimiavi, Fahimeh Rastkar, Agha Seyed ali Mirza Sajadi, Edris Chamani, Teimour Bubak.
When was The Mongols released and how long is it?
The Mongols was released in 1973 with a total runtime of 1h 32m.