Yusuf and Zulaikha

(1968)

★ 7.5 IMDb · 2 votes

Genres: Drama, History, Romance

Year: 1968

Runtime: 117 мин

Country: Iran, Turkey

Director: مهدی رئیس فیروز, Türker İnanoğlu

Cast: Cüneyt Arkın, Forouzan, Taghi Zohuri, Rafi Halati, Ali Zandi, Yasamin, Mohammad Abdi, Fereydoon Nariman, Mohammad Reza Rafi'i, Dariush Talayi

Plot

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.