The Luminescent Jewel

1967 RomanceHistory 90 minutes Directed by Esmail Koushan

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About The Luminescent Jewel

Nader Shah surrounds Isfahan and takes the puppet ruler. The prisoner turns out to be an old friend who, years before, burned Nader Shah's house and killed his wife. The ruler's son has been fighting on the patriotic side. The city is taken without a battle, and the ruler is punished for the old betrayal.

Cast & crew

More about The Luminescent Jewel

Esmail Koushan wrote, directed, and edited Gohar-e shab-cheragh. Mahmoud Koushan photographed it. Roubik Mansouri wrote the music. Cinema Iranica times it at 90 minutes. IMDb dates a release of March 21, 1967.

Themes

  • A siege that finds an old traitor
  • A son on the other side
  • Isfahan taken without a massacre
  • Nader Shah
  • Isfahan
  • puppet ruler
  • burned house
  • Forouzan
  • Pars Film

Background

The story uses Nader Shah's seizure of Isfahan and turns the puppet ruler into the man who had destroyed Nader's household.

Making

Koushan made the historical picture at Pars Film, with Forouzan in the cast and Mahmoud Koushan on camera.

Look

Mahmoud Koushan photographed the Isfahan siege.

Music

Roubik Mansouri wrote the score.

Notes

  • Persian title: Gohar-e shab-cheragh. Cinema Iranica files it as Gawhar-i shabchiragh.
  • Forouzan, Taghi Zohuri, Javad Ghaemmaghami, Homayoon, and Jamileh are in the cast.
  • Mahmoud Koushan is the cinematographer.
  • The siege ends with the city taken peacefully, not by a sack.

Scenes

  • Nader Shah's soldiers close Isfahan and bring in the puppet ruler.
  • The prisoner is recognized as the friend who burned the house and killed Nader's wife.
  • The city changes hands without bloodshed, and the ruler is sentenced.