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Summary:

A musician searches for the Master Flautist, a supernatural creature who is planning to blow up the world.

Contributors:

Dehlavi, Jamil , film director, screenwriter

Abdulla, Raficq , screenwriter

Firth, Peter, 1953- , actor

Crowley, Suzan , actor

Pederson, Orla , actor

McGowan, Bruce (Cinematographer) , director of photography

Towns, Colin , (composer) expression

Hargreaves, Robert (Film editor) , editor of moving image work

Martin, John (Film editor) , editor of moving image work

Severin Films , publisher

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Dialogue in English.

Main Work:

Born of fire (Motion picture)

Related Series:

All the haunts be ours: a compendium of folk horror; v. 2

Subjects:

Flute players — Drama

Women astronomers — Drama

Volcanic eruptions — Turkey — Drama

Turkey — Mythology — Drama

Turkey — Drama

Genres:

Motion pictures

Horror films

Science fiction films

Fantasy films

Feature films

System Details:

Blu-ray; regions A, B, C; mono.

Performers:

Cast: Peter Firth, Suzan Crowley, Orla Pederson.

Production Credits:

Director of photography, Bruce McGowan ; music, Colin Towns ; editors, Robert Hargreaves, John Martin.

General Notes:

Description based on: Title from container.
Born of fire originally released as a motion picture in 1987.
Wide screen (1.85:1).
Special features include: igniting the fire, interview with director Jamil Dehlavi (19.5 mins); the silent one speaks, archival interview with actor Nabil Shaban (34.5 mins); between the sacred and the profane, archival lecture on the cinematic world of Jamil Dehlavi by Dr. Ali Nobil Ahmad (65.5 mins); the Djinn revisited, director Dalia Al Kury examines the role of the Djinn in contemporary Arab culture, including imagery from her 2015 feature film Possessed by Djinn (24.5 mins); born of fire and the roots of Pakistani horror, interview with scholar Syeda Momina Masood (11 mins); trailer. short films: Tower of silence (Jamil Dehlavi, 1975, 51 mins); Qâf (Jamil Dehlavi, 1985, 27 mins).

Audience:

MPAA rating: Not rated.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; mono; sound

Film Characteristics:

1.85:1; wide screen

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; all regions

Call Numbers:

BOR 1987 BLU

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 760137164289
Publisher Number, Severin Films: SEV16428BR (container)
Publisher Number, Severin Films: SEV16428BR (disc)

OCLC Numbers:

1472829947