Film
Yusuf and Zulaikha
Iran · Türkiye- Director
- Mehdi Reisfirooz
- Year
- 1968
The brothers of Yusuf (Joseph), jealous of their father Yaqub’s (Jacob's) love for him, throw him into a well. A caravan rescues Yusuf, and years later he is sold as a slave in the market of Egypt. Zulaikha, Yusuf's owner, falls in love with him, and after an incident, the Aziz of Egypt (Zulaikha’s husband) has him imprisoned. Seven years later, Yusuf is released due to his interpretation of the Pharaoh’s dream and rises to the rank of Aziz of Egypt.
Top cast
Cüneyt Arkın
Yusuf (Joseph)
Forouzan
Zulaikha
Taghi Zohuri
Bashir
Rafi Halati
Jacob
Ali Zandi
Simeon
Yasamin
Bilqis
Mohammad Abdi
Sejanus
Fereydoon Nariman
Rekmira
Mohammad Reza Rafi'i
Child Yusuf
Dariush Talayi
The Pharaoh
Khalil Ghaffari
Potiphar
Mirzadeh
Reuben
Tataei
Saaheb
Mahmood Pirasteh
Khalil Talaee
Judah
Necdet Tosun
Ahmet Tanrıkul
Esmail Shirazi
Buyer of Slaves
Directed by
Mehdi Reisfirooz, Türker İnanoğlu
Written by
Ebrahim Zamani Ashtiani
Produced by
Türker İnanoğlu, Touraj Rahimzadeh, Mohammad Reza Sheybani, Esmail Koushan
