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Farrokh Ghaffari

Directing
Known For

85 Years Old

Farrokh Ghaffari (Persian: فرخ غفاری‎‎) (born 1921 – died 17 December 2006) was an Iranian film director, actor, critic and author. Along with Ebrahim Golestan and Fereydoun Rahnema he was one of the founders of Iran's New Wave film movement. By establishing the first National Iranian Film Society in 1949 at the Iran Bastan Museum and organizing the first Film Week during which English films were exhibited, Ghaffari laid the foundation for alternative and non-commercial films in Iran.

Born

Iran on 24th November 1921

Died

17th December 2006

All Credits

Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses Image
Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses
Self
Abbas Kiarostami: A Report Image
Abbas Kiarostami: A Report
Self
Samad and Foolad Zereh, the Ogre Image
Samad and Foolad Zereh, the Ogre
The head of the Asylum
Ispahan: A Persian Letter (The Chah Mosque at Ispahan) Image
Ispahan: A Persian Letter (The Chah Mosque at Ispahan)
Lui-même
Night of the Hunchback Image
Night of the Hunchback
Bonjour Monsieur Ghaffari Image
Bonjour Monsieur Ghaffari
self
The Lantern of Imagination‏ Image
The Lantern of Imagination‏
O.K. Mister Image
O.K. Mister
William Knox D'Arcy
Days of Farrokh Image
Days of Farrokh
Self