---
title: 'Not Without My Daughter (1991)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Brian Gilbert'
released: '1991-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 117
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/not-without-my-daughter-1991'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102555/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Not Without My Daughter (1991)

1991 · 117 min · Drama, History · United States


## Synopsis

Not Without My Daughter is a 1991 American drama film based on the 1987 book of the same name. It depicts the escape of American citizen Betty Mahmoody and her daughter, Mahtob, from her abusive ex-husband Sayyed "Moody" Bozorg Mahmoody in Iran. Filming was done in 1990 in the United States and Israel, and the main characters Betty and Moody are played by Sally Field and Alfred Molina, respectively. Sheila Rosenthal and Roshan Seth co-star as Mahtob and Houssein the smuggler, respectively.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Brian Gilbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-gilbert)
- **Screenplay:** [David W. Rintels](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-w-rintels)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jerry Goldsmith](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-goldsmith)
- **Director of Photography:** [Peter Hannan](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-hannan)
- **Editor:** [Terry Rawlings](https://cinepixo.com/people/terry-rawlings)

## Cast

- [Sarah Badel](https://cinepixo.com/people/sarah-badel)
- [Georges Corraface](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-corraface)
- [Ed Grady](https://cinepixo.com/people/ed-grady)
- [Sasson Gabai](https://cinepixo.com/people/sasson-gabai)
- [Ahuva Keren](https://cinepixo.com/people/ahuva-keren)
- [Sally Field](https://cinepixo.com/people/sally-field)
- [Alfred Molina](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-molina)
- [Roshan Seth](https://cinepixo.com/people/roshan-seth)

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