A Party in Hell

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A Party in Hell
Directed by Samuel Khachikian
Mushegh Sarvarian
Written by Mehdi Maysaghieh
Starring Reza Arham Sadr
CinematographyEnayatallah Famin
Edited byJamshid Sabuki
Release date
  • 1957 (1957)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryIran
LanguagePersian

A Party in Hell (Persian : Shab-neshini dar Jahannam) is a 1957 Iranian film directed by Samuel Khachikian and Mushegh Sarvarian. It was entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival. [1]

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References

  1. "A Party in Hell". Film Affinity. Retrieved 13 July 2021.