Jalal Moghadam
Director · 1929 – 1996
Jalal Moghadam was born on April 30, 1929 in Neyshabur, Iran. He was an actor and director, known for Escape from the Trap (1971), The Window (1970) and 3 Crazies (1968). He died on April 18, 1996 in Tehran, Iran.
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Movie5.8ActionDramaReza, the veteran worker of a print house whose sight is adversely affected because of his job, loses his mother. Finding the gloom reigning over the home beyond bearing, he departs to overcome his sorrows. He ends up at a hostel where he shares his room with a southern guy called Ahmad who has a group of orphan war-stricken children under his wing. After the initial inkling gives way to the friendship, Reza discovers that Ahmad's patron plies his trade in black-market. At the same time, Reza's sister is constantly beaten and humiliated by her husband for being infertile.
Movie6.0ActionHistoryTehran, 1948. A young Jewish couple, Danial and his wife Munes, decide to immigrate to the recently founded state of Israel. But their application is rejected on the ground of the documents against Danial's uncle, Yaghub, how is suspected of betrayal. A Zionist agent, named Yezghel, finds out Yaghub's home and stabs him. One of Yaghub's neighbours who witnesses the crime is blamed for murder. Fearing for their lives, Munes and Danial escape to the north of Iran in order to leave the country. The Neighbour's brother, Nuri, a journalist, sets off on their heels to bring them to the court to give testimony on his brother's innocence.
Movie6.0ComedySamad burns an ogre's hair which causes an 8000 years old ogre to be released from his prison. The ogre eats a goat and also kidnapped Leila for Samad which causes her father to complain against Samad and sends him to jail but the ogre saves him and takes him to the city. There they have more adventures.
Movie5.5ActionDramaReza and Sadegh-Khan are old friends who are engaged in shady deeds. The next day after his wedding, Reza is arrested hauling the dead body of one of his friends. He is sentenced to jail. Years later, freed from the prison, he is now settled in a little town. A letter arrives from Sadegh to invite him back to the capital city in order to attend his son's wedding.
Movie7.0DramaHamoon's wife is leaving him. He is also unsuccessfully trying to finish his Ph.D. thesis. He is forced to reexamine his life. In a series of flashbacks and dreams, Hamoon tries to figure out what he did wrong.
Movie3.0DramaFamilyIn a remote village, there lives a contortionist who gives away his most precious belonging, that is, his wife's necklace, to a strange man in exchange for a unique cobra snake who later steals it back, but the man who is now facing villagers' accusation that the snake has run away is expelled from the village. After a while of wandering around, he meets an old shepherd who teaches him the correct way of life. The man who has gained new opportunities now starts a new life with his wife.
Movie8.1DramaHashem is a cab driver who finds an infant child in the back seat of his cab one night after he gives a ride to a young woman. Hashem and his girlfriend, Taji, try to cope with this unwanted child. Hashem insists on getting rid of the child, Taji on keeping him.
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Movie7.0DramaHistoryA group of Iranian classical musicians in the Ghajar era try to release their first record, which takes them on a journey to France.