DVD

The Cow = Gaav [videorecording] / writer, Dariush Mehrjui ; directed by Dariush Mehrjui.

Mihrjūʼī, Dāriyūsh. (Added Author). Intiẓāmī, ʻIzzat Allāh, 1924- (Added Author). Dawlatʹābādī, Maḥmūd. (Added Author). Fanizadeh, Parviz. (Added Author). Mashāyikhī, Jamshīd. (Added Author). Naṣīriyān, ʻAlī, 1935- (Added Author). Safavi, Esmat. (Added Author). Shojazadeh, Khosrow. (Added Author). Vali, Jafar. (Added Author). Sāʻidī, Ghulām Ḥusayn. (Added Author). First-Run Features (Firm) (Added Author). Ezzatolah Entezami, Mahmoud Dowlatabadi, Parviz Fanizadeh, Jamshid Mashayekhi, Ali Nassirian, Esmat Safavi, Khosrow Shojazadeh, Jafar Vali. (Cast).

Summary:

In a small village in Iran, Hassan cherishes his cow more than anything in the world. While he is away, the cow mysteriously dies, and the villagers protectively try to convince Hassan the cow has wandered off. Grief stricken, Hassan begins to believe he is his own beloved bovine.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 100 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: New York : First Run Features, [2004]
Copyright: ©1969.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 1969. Based on the play by Gholam-Hossein Saedi. Special features: interview with Dariush Mehrjui; film notes by Godfrey Cheshire; director biography; photo gallery.
Participant or Performer Note:	Ezzatolah Entezami, Mahmoud Dowlatabadi, Parviz Fanizadeh, Jamshid Mashayekhi, Ali Nassirian, Esmat Safavi, Khosrow Shojazadeh, Jafar Vali.
Target Audience Note:	Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD, Region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono.
Language Note:	In Farsi with English subtitles.