''Eagles'' ( fa, عقابها, italic=yes) is a 1984
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
ian film about an Iranian pilot,
Yadollah Sharifirad
Yadollah Sharifirad ( fa, یدالله شریفیراد) (born 24 March 1946, in Taleqan) is an Iranian former fighter pilot, former military attaché and writer. In 1978, he was a member of Golden Crown aerobatic team. Sharifirad was one of ...
, whose aircraft shot down by
Iraqi Air Force
The Iraqi Air Force (IQAF or IrAF) ( ar, القوات الجوية العراقية, Al Quwwat al Jawwiyah al Iraqiyyah}) is the aerial warfare service branch of the Iraqi Armed Forces. It is responsible for the defense of Iraqi airspace as well ...
during
Iran–Iraq War
The Iran–Iraq War was an armed conflict between Iran and Iraq that lasted from September 1980 to August 1988. It began with the Iraqi invasion of Iran and lasted for almost eight years, until the acceptance of United Nations Security Council ...
. The story is about his escape back to Iran. This movie is considered the first major
war movie
War film is a film genre concerned with warfare, typically about navy, naval, air force, air, or army, land battles, with combat scenes central to the drama. It has been strongly associated with the 20th century. The fateful nature of battle s ...
in
Iranian cinema
The Cinema of Iran (Persian: سینمای ایران), also known as the Cinema of Persia, refers to the cinema and film industries in Iran which produce a variety of commercial films annually. Iranian art films have garnered international fame a ...
. It is estimated that 18 percent of Iranian population watched the movie at the time.
Cast
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Saeed Rad
Saeed Raad ( fa, سعید راد; born 1 March 1944; also Romanized as Said Rād and Sa'id Rād) is an Iranian actor and playwright. He started his career in 1967. Rad left Iran in 1986 and lived in Canada but returned in 2000 to continue his ca ...
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Jamshid Hashempour
Jamshid Hashempour ( fa, جمشید هاشمپور; born March 23, 1944), birth name Jamshid Arya (), is an Iranian actor. Jamshid Hashempour has starred in action and thriller movies and has performed in more than 80 films.
Filmography
* ''Da ...
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Zari Broumand
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Shahab Asgari
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Reza Rooygari
Reza Rooygari ( fa, رضا رویگری, also Romanized as "Rezā Rūygarī"; born December 27, 1946, in Shemiran, Tehran, Iran) was an Iranian singer, painter, television, theater and cinema actor. He was known for his role in Iranian famous ser ...
* Morteza Nikkhah
* Behzad Rahimkhani
Release
References
External links
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1984 films
1980s war films
Iran–Iraq War films
Iranian war films
Historical action films
Films directed by Samuel Khachikian
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