The Strengthening Sun
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Hojjat is a gendarme, and his brother Mansour is a smuggler. Mansour is sent to prison, and after his release he promises Hojjat that he will no longer engage in illegal activities. Mansour meets a prostitute named Mahboubeh and intends to marry her. A smuggler named Khalaf and his brothers plan to eliminate Hojjat from their path...
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Cast
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Saeed Rad
Mansour
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Yadollah Shirandami
Hojjat
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Nuri Kasrai
Mahboubeh (Azita)
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Hamide Kheyrabadi
Mansour & Hojjat’s Mother
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Rahim Roshanian
Jom'eh
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Rafi Madadkar
Moharram
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Hashem Khan
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Farhad Hamidi
Khalaf
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Mohammad Farzin
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Shahrokh Manshoori
Poulad
Khalaf's Guy
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Kaj Kolah-Khan
Ali Dehghan
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Amir Shervan Director · Ahmad Najibzadeh Writer Ghodratollah Ehsani Cinematographer
First release February 19, 1974 · Produced in Iran · Original title تيغ آفتاب
Production
Rex Cinema & Theatre Company
Production
Iran
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Original title
تيغ آفتاب
Original language
Persian
Spoken on screen
Persian
Release dates
Iran · February 19, 1974
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No release date listed for United States.
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