Eagles (1984 film)

Eagles (Persian: عقاب‌ها) is a 1985 Iranian film about an Iranian pilot, Yadollah Sharifirad, whose aircraft shot down by Iraqi Air Force during Iran–Iraq War.^[1] The story is about his escape back to Iran. This movie is considered the first major war movie in Iranian cinema. It is estimated that 18 percent of Iranian population watched the movie at the time.^[2][3]

Eagles عقاب‌ها
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Samuel Khachikian
Written by	Mohammad Reza Yousefi
Story by	Abdollah AliKhani
Produced by	Ali Mazinani and Mansoor Mazinani
Starring	Saeed Rad Jamshid Hashempour Zari Broumand Shahab Asgari Reza Rooygari
Cinematography	Ali Mazinani
Edited by	Samuel Khachikian
Music by	Majid Entezami
Release date	4 August 1985 (1985-08-04)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Iran
Language	Persian

Plot

Cast

• Saeed Rad
• Jamshid Hashempour
• Zari Broumand
• Shahab Asgari
• Reza Rooygari
• Morteza Nikkhah
• Behzad Rahimkhani

Production

Release

Eagles is first released at August 4, 1985 in Iran.