Movie: P for Pelican

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Mohammad Jazayeri Tabas
Mohammad Jazayeri Tabas

The hermit

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    An old hermit lives in a slum and wants to teach the alphabet to the children who regularly go there to play. When a child proposes he use the word “Pelican” for the letter ‘P’, the hermit goes to the nearby park to see this animal he has never heard of.

  • Release Date

    1972-01-03

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    6.5

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    3.3 starts
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    فارسی
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