P for Pelican

P for Pelican

P for Pelican

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P for Pelican

1972

0h 25m

6.8(11 votes)

Drama

Overview

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.

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Mohammad Jazayeri Tabas

The hermit

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Directed by: Parviz Kimiavi
Written by: Parviz Kimiavi

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