The blind owl
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Title
The blind owl
Names
Hidāyat, Ṣādiq, 1903-1951 (Author)
Tainbreaker Films (Contributor)
Dar A Luz (Contributor)
Soch, Adam (Producer)
Velicescu, Adrian (Producer)
Velicescu, Adrian (Contributor)
Coulson, Crocker (Producer)
Abdoh, Reza (Film director)
Abdoh, Reza (Screenwriter)
Jacobs, Peter (Actor)
Pearl, Tom (Actor)
Torn, Tony (Actor)
Francis, Juliana (Actor)
Fitzpatrick, Tom, 1941- (Actor)
Sahagún, Paulina (Actor)
Crisp, Sandie (Actor)
Lane, Vanessa (Actor)
Estate of Reza Abdoh (Donor)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1992
Place: Los Angeles, California
Library Location
Theatre on Film and Tape Archive
Shelf locator: NCOX 2750
Subjects
Hidāyat, Ṣādiq, 1903-1951 -- Film adaptations
Alienation (Social psychology)
Death -- Psychological aspects
Male prostitutes
Male prostitution
Mothers and sons
Prostitution
Terminally ill
Violence
Feature films
Drama
Hidāyat, Ṣādiq, 1903-1951. Blind owl
Genres
Notes
Statement Of Responsibility: Tainbreaker Films and Dar A Luz presents ; produced by Adam Soch ; co-producers, Adrian Velicescu and Crocker Coulson ; written and directed by Reza Abdoh ; based on the novel by Sadegh Hedayat.
Content: Title from opening credits.
Content: A documentary on the making of this film, which consists of raw, unedited behind-the-scenes footage as well as interviews with some of the participants, is available on NCOX 1507.
Creation/Production Credits: Directory of photography, Adrian Velicescu.
Performers: Peter Jacobs, Tom Pearl, Tony Torn, Juliana Francis, Tom Fitzpatrick, Paulina Sahagun-Macias, Sandie Crisp, Vanessa Lane.
Venue: Filmed in Los Angeles, Calif., autumn 1991.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 videodisc (DVD) (82 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Languages
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 1105147119
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21822838
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 709705b0-b6b9-013b-de22-0242ac110002
Access
© The Estate of Reza Abdoh
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1992
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MLA format
Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, The New York Public Library. "The blind owl" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1992. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/709705b0-b6b9-013b-de22-0242ac110002
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Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, The New York Public Library. (1992). The blind owl Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/709705b0-b6b9-013b-de22-0242ac110002
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Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, The New York Public Library. "The blind owl" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/709705b0-b6b9-013b-de22-0242ac110002
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