The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), formed upon nationalization of the British Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, employed film systematically, producing many films on oil and petrochemical subjects. It also made films depicting Iran's progress and modernization, highlighting the role of the Shah and NIOC in that direction. Under its auspices, Ebrahim Golestan directed A FIRE (1961), a highly visual treatment of a seventy-day oil well fire in the Khuzestan region of southwestern Iran. This film was edited by the Iranian poet Forough Farrokhzad and won two awards at the Venice Film Festival in 1961.
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Ebrahim Golestan Director · Shahrokh Golestan Cinematographer Forugh Farrokhzad Editor
First release April 1, 1961 · Produced in Iran · Languages English, Persian
Production
Studio Golestan
Production
Golestan-Film
Production
National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC)
Production
Iran
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Languages
Original title
یک آتش
Original language
Persian
Spoken on screen
English · Persian
Release dates
Iran · April 1, 1961
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Italy
September 2, 1961 · Premiere · Venice International Film Festival
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