The Men of Angelos (Persian: مردان آنجلس Mardān-e Ānjelos), also known as The Companions of the Cave (Persian: اصحاب کهف Ashāb-e Kahf), is a 1997 Iranian television series directed by Farajollah Salahshoor. It depicts the story of the Seven Sleepers according to the Islamic traditions and Qur'an (mentioned in Surah al-Kahf).
Contents
Cast
Jafar Dehghan — Maximilian
Mahtab Keramati — Helen
Jahanbakhsh Soltani — Decius
Hossein Yari — Julius
Reza Tavakkoli — Antonius
Ardalan Shoja Kaveh — Adonia
Reza Iranmanesh — Ioannis
Majid Moshiri — Matius
Yousef Moradian — Martinus
Esrafil Alamdari — Sodinanus
Reza Iranmanesh — Juvanis
Mohammad Poursattar – Arius
Music
Prologue (3:24)
Lady Helen (2:11)
Byzantine, Philadelphia (2:47)
Plutonius (3:03)
Maximilian (4:51)
Adonijah (2:56)
Looking for Maximilian (2:14)
Christian Blood (2:39)
Lady Helen (Reprise) (1:28)
The Bandits (3:40)
Julius and Maximilian (2:58)
End of the Road (2:20)
Hiding Place (3:31)
Ambush (0:58)
The Emperor (6:39)
Hymn (2:01)
Celebration (2:17)
Haleluja (My God, the God of Jesus) (0:54)
Incapable Idols (3:36)
Surrounding (5:27)
A Friend (3:18)
A Sacrifice for Apollo (4:41)
Crucifixion (2:35)
The Revelation (1:49)
The Companions of the Cave (2:13)
Fright (1:58)
Special edition gifted to the Pope
During Mohammad Khatami's visit to the Vatican City in March 1999, he met with Pope John Paul II. During the meeting, the two exchanged gifts. The Pope presented the Iranian President with an engraved decorative frame. In return, Khatami gifted the Pope the complete series of The Men of Angelos on six VHS tapes.