MON CINEMA: The Guns and the Fury (1981)

Set during the Constitutional Revolution in Persia, This is an Iranian Hollywood Co Production shot amidst the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Directed by Iranian director Tony Zarindast and Starring Peter Graves, Michael Ansara, and Cameron Mitchell. The Film was only released in 1981. The Film is at times too didactical but it has the merit of proving that Iranians could make a Hollywood Genre film set in Iranian history and with major Hollywood  and TV stars of the time as well as Iranian actors. It was to be the last Production of the Kind. The Previous one being Caravans with Anthony Quinn and Behrouz Vossoughi which had much more international success at the time of its release in 1978.

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Plot:

In this period adventure, Cameron Mitchell and Peter Graves star as a pair of Americans seeking their fortune overseas at the dawn of the 20th century. When they discover valuable oil reserves in Persia, they attempt to claim them for themselves, but their plan is not received enthusiastically by the locals, and they soon find themselves battling foes on all borders. Guns and the Fury also stars Michael Ansara and Albert Salmi.

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