Parviz Sayyad

Acting

Parviz Sayyad

Born March 22, 1939 · Lahijan, Iran (age 87)

Parviz Sayyad (Persian: پرویز صیاد, romanized: Parviz Sayyād; born 22 March 1939) is an Iranian-born American celebrated actor, director, translator, and screenwriter of Iranian cinema. He was one of the earliest television stars in Iran.

Known For

The Stoning of Soraya M.The Stoning of Soraya M. · 2009
The Stoning of Soraya M.
★ 7.72009
MovieCrimeDrama
In 1986 Iran, Sahebjam, whose car breaks down in a remote village, enters into a conversation with Zahra, who relays to him the story about her niece, Soraya, whose arranged marriage to an abusive tyrant ended in tragedy.
Far from HomeFar from Home · 1975
Far from Home
★ 7.01975
MovieDrama
Turkish migrant Husseyin spends his days in hypnotic routine as a “guest worker” in ‘70s West Berlin, living in a small, shared apartment and commuting daily to his job at a factory pressing machine parts. Diligently saving up his wages he hopes to one day marry and buy a house back home, but his immediate future in Berlin is clouded by indignities at the hands of racist coworkers and botched attempts at romantic intimacy.
Still LifeStill Life · 1974
Still Life
★ 7.11974
MovieDrama
A railway crossing guard and his wife live in a routine of total isolation and uneventfulness.
The FalconetThe Falconet · 1975
The Falconet
★ 9.01975
MovieHistoryComedy
During an attack in a caravansary in which all the soldiers die, three people manage to flee. After that they accidentally encounter in different places and help each other out.
Along the NightAlong the Night · 1978
Along the Night
★ 5.11978
MovieDramaRomance
Parvaneh, a famous singer and movie star, has an affair with a married man. A student named Baabak, who suffers from leukaemia, falls in love with Parvaneh. They have a good time together for a while, until she hears about Baabak's disease and decides to send him abroad for medical treatment.
The Ghost Valley's Treasure MysteriesThe Ghost Valley's Treasure Mysteries · 1974
The Ghost Valley's Treasure Mysteries
★ 7.01974
MovieDramaComedy
A poor rural farmer unearths an ancient burial chamber loaded with gold artifacts on his arid land, which plunges him into a deep descent of greed and madness. As his growing obsession consumes him, the overwhelming chaos impacts everyone around him.
The LonerThe Loner · 2016
The Loner
★ 3.82016
MovieActionMystery
Haunted by memories as a child soldier in 1980s Iran, Behrouz finds himself in bustling, neon-soaked Los Angeles, working to become a real estate agent and live a simple life with his girlfriend Oksana. But Behrouz’s attempts at a normal life become increasingly difficult as his opium addiction and gambling habit rear their ugly heads, and he struggles to leave behind his past with the Iranian mafia. Soon Behrouz and Oksana find themselves caught between the feuding heads of the Iranian and Russian mobs.
Sattar KhanSattar Khan · 1973
Sattar Khan
★ 7.51973
MovieHistoryDrama
Based on the true story of the Azari war hero, Sattar Khan, during the time of the Constitutional Revolution. The story follows Sattar and Haydar as they join another hero Baqir Khan.

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Samad be madreseh miravadSamad be madreseh miravad · 1973
Samad be madreseh miravad
★ 8.51973
MovieComedy
In the village where Samad lives, the "Fighting Illiteracy" organization organizes a literacy class for the elderly to teach them literacy skills. In order to trap a group of smugglers, the head of the police force arranges a "politics" and sends one of the smugglers he has arrested to the class. The smuggler's friends, who have learned of the presence of their accomplice in the class, try to escape him, unaware of the trap that has been set for them. At the moment when the smugglers want to free their friend and the police station officers are unaware, Samad, who is one of the students in the class, enters the fray and traps the fugitive and the group of smugglers, and delivers them to the police station.

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