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Behruz Vossoughi
Khalil Vossoughi (; born 11 March 1937) known professionally as Behrouz Vossoughi (), is an Iranian actor. He has also worked in television, radio and theatre. His work has earned him recognition at several international film festivals, including for Best Actor at the International Film Festival of India in 1974 and San Francisco International Film Festival in 2006. Personal life Behrouz was born in Khoy, Imperial State of Iran. He moved to Tehran when he was in his teenage years. He has two brothers: Changiz Vossoughi and Shahrad Vossoughi. Vossoughi was briefly married in the 1970s to the Iranian singer Googoosh. He currently lives in Marin County, California with his wife, Katayoun "Katty" Amjadi (also known as Catherine Vossoughi). Career He started acting in films with Samuel Khachikian in ''Toofan dar Shahre Ma'' and Abbas Shabaviz's ''Gole gomshodeh'' (1962), and became a major star as the brooding hero of the revenge drama '' Qeysar'' (1969), directed by Masoud Kimia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khoy
Khoy (, ) is a city in the Central District (Khoy County), Central District of Khoy County, West Azerbaijan province, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Occupied since Medes, Median times, it shares a long history as an important Christianity, Christian center.Andrew Burke, "Iran" pp. 138. Lonely Planet. History Khoy was named in ancient times for the salt mines that made it an important spur of the Silk Route. 3000 years ago, a city existed on the area where Khoy is located nowadays, but its name became Khoy only in the 14th centuries ago.Lida Balilan Asl, Elham Jafari. "Khoy's Expansion from Early Islam to Late Qajar According to Historical Documents" published spring 2013. vol 3 In 714 BC, Sargon II passed the region of which Khoy is part of in a campaign against Urartu. During the reign of Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity), Greater Armenia this city was a part of Nor-Shirakan province (ashkar). Khoy was mentioned in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Khachikian
Samuel Khachikian ( ; ; October 21, 1923 – October 22, 2001) was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, author, and film editor of Armenian descent. He was one of the most influential figures of Iranian cinema and was nicknamed "Iran's Hitchcock". Biography Born 1923 in Tabriz to a family of Armenian immigrants. Khachikian's father escaped the Armenian genocide in 1915 and settled in Tabriz. His mother admired cinema and the arts and often took her children to the theater. Samuel Khachikian published his first poem "The Prison" in the Armenian newspaper Alik when he was nine. Five years later, he gave his first stage performance in Tabriz in a play titled "Seville". He completed his education in History and Journalism, and wrote eight plays which went on stage not only in different cities of Iran, but also in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Greece. Khachikian made his first film in 1953, titled ''Return''. He was among the first and few directors who used the decoupage tec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Sarrazin
Michael Sarrazin (May 22, 1940 – April 17, 2011)Actor Michael Sarrazin dies at 70 CBC News, April 18, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2011. was a Canadian actor. His most notable film was '' They Shoot Horses, Don't They?''. Early life Sarrazin was born Jacques Michel André Sarrazin in Quebec City, Quebec, and moved to as a child. After acting in school plays, he landed his first professional role at age 17.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer O'Neill
Jennifer O'Neill (born February 20, 1948) is a Brazilian-born American author, model, and former actress. Born in Brazil, and moving to the United States as an infant, she first came to prominence as a teenaged model (person), model, and for her spokesperson work for CoverGirl cosmetics, which began in 1963 and spanned three decades. She made her feature-film debut in the comedy film ''For Love of Ivy'' (1968), followed by a lead role in Howard Hawks's Western film ''Rio Lobo'' (1970). O'Neill's breakthrough role came in Robert Mulligan's period drama ''Summer of '42'' (1971), in which she portrayed the wife of an army serviceman during World War II, who becomes the subject of a teenaged boy's romantic attraction. The same year, she starred in Otto Preminger's ''Such Good Friends''. In the mid-1970s, O'Neill appeared in several Italian films, including Luchino Visconti's final feature, ''The Innocent (1976 film), The Innocent'' (1976), and Lucio Fulci's ''giallo'' horror film '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Quinn
Manuel Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca (April 21, 1915 – June 3, 2001), known as Anthony Quinn, was an American actor. He was known for his portrayal of earthy, passionate characters "marked by a brutal and elemental virility" in over 100 film, television and stage roles between 1936 and 2002. He was a two-time Academy Award winner, and was also nominated for five Golden Globe Awards, two BAFTA Awards and a Tony Award. Quinn was born in Chihuahua City, Mexico, and was raised in El Paso, Texas and East Los Angeles. After stints as a boxer and an architect, he made his film debut in the Cecil B. DeMille Western ''The Plainsman'' in 1936. Initially typecast as a "heavy" and playing other minor parts as well, he was gradually cast in more substantial parts, including co-starring roles in Blood and Sand (1941 film), ''Blood and Sand'' (1941) and ''The Ox-Bow Incident'' (1943). He won his first Oscar, for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actor, for his po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caravans (1978 Film)
Caravans is a 1978 Iranian-American adventure drama film directed by James Fargo based on the 1963 novel by James A. Michener. Nancy Voyles Crawford wrote the screenplay. This film represents people of Afghanistan and their tradition in Qandahar, Badakhshan cities in that time and the Kochi people of Afghanistan. The film was shot in Afghanistan and Iran and starred Anthony Quinn, Jennifer O'Neill, and Michael Sarrazin. Plot The story is set in the fictional Middle Eastern country of Zadestan in 1948. Mark Miller is stationed at the American Embassy in the fictional city of Kashkhan and is assigned to investigate the disappearance of a young woman, Ellen Jasper, the daughter of a United States senator, who vanished after her marriage to Colonel Nazrullah several months previously. Nazrullah is desperate to find her and becomes defensive when Miller asks about her, for which he insists that he never laid a hand on her. By law, Ellen has given up her rights as a US citizen by be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sooteh-Delan
Sooteh-Delan (meaning broken-hearted people) () is a 1978 Iranian film directed and written by Ali Hatami, produced by Ali Abbasi and starring Behrouz Vosoughi. The film is the story of an old family in Tehran, in which Jamshid Mashayekhi Jamshid Mashayekhi (, November 26, 1934 – April 2, 2019) was an Iranian actor. Mashayekhi, Ali Nasirian, Ezatollah Entezami, Mohammad Ali Keshavarz and Davoud Rashidi are known as "the five most important actors in the history of Iranian cin ..., as the elder brother of the family, is the head of the family, and Behrouz Vosoughi, the younger brother, suffers from mental problems. This family lives. He is taken care of by his older brother. References External links * 1978 films Films directed by Ali Hatami 1978 drama films 1970s Persian-language films Films set in Iran Films about mental health Iranian romantic drama films {{Iran-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Hatami
Ali Hatami (; 14 August 1944 – 7 December 1996) was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, art director, and costume designer. The ''Tehran Times'' dubbed him "the Hafez of Iranian cinema due to the poetic ambiance of his movies." Career Hatami graduated from the College of Dramatic Arts in Iran and subsequently began his professional career as a writer. He made his feature film directorial debut with ''Hasan Kachal'' (''Hasan the Bald'') in 1970, which was the first Iranian musical film. He wrote and directed several films that focused on Iranian culture, including '' Hajji Washington'' (1982), '' Kamalolmolk'' (1984), and '' Love Stricken'' (1992). The ''Tehran Times'' dubbed him "the Hafez of Iranian cinema due to the poetic ambiance of his movies." Hatami was also known for directing television series; he established a small production village—the Ghazali Cinema Town—to function as a set for historical productions, which he ultimately used to produce the popular telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beehive (1975 Film)
''The Beehive'' ''(Persian title: Kandoo- )'' is a 1975 Iranian ''Persian Film, Persian-genre'' drama film, drama film directed by Fereydun Gole and starring Behrouz Vossoughi, Davoud Rashidi, Jalal Pishvaeian and Reza Karam Rezaei.Parvīz Jāhid - Directory of World Cinema: Iran 2012 1841503991 Page 137 "The film starts from the day that the two main characters are released and it ends when they return to the prison during an artificial sunset at dawn. The main parts of the film that include those scenes depicting Ebi wandering in the coffee .. The main parts of the film that include those scenes depicting Ebi wandering in the coffee houses and restaurants happen at ... In the next saloon, Ebi the popular Iranian singer ends one of most well-known Persian hits with the words 'call me ..." Cast * Behrouz Vossoughi as Ebi * Davoud Rashidi as Agha Hosseini * Abbass Nazeri Nick as Karim References External links * 1975 films 1970s action drama films 1975 romantic drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amir Naderi
Amir Naderi (, , born 15 August 1946, in Abadan) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and photographer. He is best known for '' The Runner'' and '' Vegas: Based on a True Story''. Career Amir Naderi grew up in Abadan, a working-class port city in southern Iran. He developed his knowledge of cinema by watching films at the theater where he worked as a boy, reading film criticism, and making relationships with leading film critics. He became interested in photography and cinema at an early age. As a filmmaker, he was inspired by Henri Cartier-Bresson's photography of urban experience and everyday life, as well as the aesthetics of Italian neorealist cinema, such as location shooting and nonprofessional actors, looser narrative structures, and a focus on the plight of poor and working-class people. Naderi's early films explored similar themes and visual strategies, but they did so within the context of Iranian life and culture. Naderi made his directorial debut with ''Goodbye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tangsir (film)
''Tangsir'' is a film directed by Amir Naderi. Behrouz Vossoughi is the leading actor playing the role of Zar Mohammad (or Shir Mohammad). This film was based on a novel written by Sadeq Chubak. Tangsir is set in the southwestern Iranian coastal province of Bushehr around 1935. Cast * Behrouz Vossoughi * Nouri Kasrai * Parviz Fannizadeh Parviz Fannizadeh (; January 27, 1938 – February 24, 1980) was an Iranian film and television actor. He was one of Iran's first method actors. Fannizadeh is best known for his roles as "Mash Ghaasem" in '' My Uncle Napoleon'' (aka ''Daii jan N ... * Jafar Vali * Enayat Bakhshi * Noori Kasra'i * Mehri Vedadian * Hossein Amirfazli Reception ''Hengameh nahid'' said of the film, "a memorable and acceptable film that has no expiration date." Naderi's film evokes emotive feelings about justice, honor, patriotism, and revenge References External links * 1974 films Films based on works by Sadeq Chubak Films directed by Amir Naderi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Deer (film)
''The Deer'' () is a 1974 Iranian drama film directed by Masoud Kimiai. It was among the most acclaimed Persian movies before the Iranian revolution and starred Behrouz Vossoughi, the most famous Iranian male actor at the time. Plot The history of the film is based on the renewal of an old friendship happening in unforeseen and strange circumstances. Sayyid Rasool is a drug addict working small jobs in a theatre to pay for his heavy addiction. One day he is visited by an old friend, Ghodrat, for whom he was a role model and protector when they were teenagers. Ghodrat has just been shot by the police when an armed robbery went wrong and is now looking for a safe place to lie low for a while. Hence, he comes to stay with the only person that he could trust, Rasool. However, what he sees is miles away from the Rasool that he knew and had in mind. Although they are both happy to find each other after so many years, Ghodrat is completely shocked to see Rasool, once the ruler of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
