Saeed Rad

Acting

Saeed Rad

Born March 1, 1944 · Tehran, Iran (age 82)

Saeed Rad is an Iranian stage and screen actor and playwright. He started his career in 1967. Rad left Iran in 1986 and lived in Canada but returned in 2000 to continue his career. After a minor role in Conquerors of the Desert (1969, M. Zarrindast) he was invited by Amir Naderi for the leading role of his debut, Adieu Friend (1971). Because of his solemn, stern gaze and to some extent a rough com…

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Do agha-ye ba-shakhsiatDo agha-ye ba-shakhsiat · 1975
Do agha-ye ba-shakhsiat
1975
Movie
Reza lives with his mother, sister, and younger brother. He suffers from severe headaches, and doctors diagnose him with a brain tumor. Meanwhile, Mr. Maleki is murdered. The victim’s brother offers a reward of two hundred thousand tomans to anyone who finds the killer.
The ControversyThe Controversy · 1976
The Controversy
1976
MovieDrama
Tahir and his student Jamal are truck drivers. Tahir is in love with Goli, who works at Karim's coffee shop. Tahir and Goli get married, making Karim jealous and...
WastelandWasteland · 1979
Wasteland
1979
Movie
It is a satire that makes you laugh, a lament that makes you cry.
DadshahDadshah · 1983
Dadshah
★ 8.01983
Movie
Daadshah is a 1983 Iranian Persian-language film depicting the life and experiences of Baloch rebel Dad Shah in the Balochistan insurgency.
The Man of NightThe Man of Night · 1974
The Man of Night
1974
MovieDramaRomance
Bram Chakhan (Saeed Rad), who was in a car accident during his teenage years that caused the death of his friend Bijan, is tormented by a guilty conscience...
The ImperilledThe Imperilled · 1983
The Imperilled
★ 8.01983
MovieActionDrama
During Iranian revolution some prisoners manage to escape the prison. In a border village they meet a man Yaqub who wants to convince them not to escape. They first mocking at him not ...
GreyGrey · 1977
Grey
1977
MovieDramaThriller
Zeinal is a lonely, melancholy young man who stutters a lot and takes pictures for newspapers and writes stories for magazines. Zeinal is thinking about Minoo, the company secretary, whose workplace is near her apartment. He kidnaps Minoo and imprisons her in his uncle Amjad's summer house outside the city. Minoo's attempts to escape are unsuccessful, until a wounded gunman stops in front of Zeinal's car and threatens to ask her to put him in his villa. The man loses consciousness and Zeinal takes him to the hospital and escapes. Minoo pretends to be interested in getting rid of Zeinal; But in a situation where several villagers and gendarmes have tried to free him, he gets into a fight with Zeinal and escapes. Zeinal is shot in the leg by a gendarme while chasing Minoo.
The Morning of the Fourth DayThe Morning of the Fourth Day · 1973
The Morning of the Fourth Day
★ 5.51973
MovieActionDrama
A free adaptation from Godard's Breathless that follows Amir, a foul guy who has killed a man in Abadan. He returns to Tehran and continuing his misdeeds trying to convince his girlfriend Zarry to escape with him to the south of Iran.

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GreyGrey · 1977
Grey
1977
MovieDramaThriller
Zeinal is a lonely, melancholy young man who stutters a lot and takes pictures for newspapers and writes stories for magazines. Zeinal is thinking about Minoo, the company secretary, whose workplace is near her apartment. He kidnaps Minoo and imprisons her in his uncle Amjad's summer house outside the city. Minoo's attempts to escape are unsuccessful, until a wounded gunman stops in front of Zeinal's car and threatens to ask her to put him in his villa. The man loses consciousness and Zeinal takes him to the hospital and escapes. Minoo pretends to be interested in getting rid of Zeinal; But in a situation where several villagers and gendarmes have tried to free him, he gets into a fight with Zeinal and escapes. Zeinal is shot in the leg by a gendarme while chasing Minoo.

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DandelionDandelion · 1976
Dandelion
1976
MovieDrama
Ghasem is a young gambler who makes a living by stealing old women's purses. His mother treats him kindly. But his father, a police officer, ignores him. His father throws him out of the house and Qasim moves in with his friend Aziz. Qasim steals Zari's purse, and a few days later, Zari, upon seeing Qasim, chases him and faints in a car accident. Qasim takes her to a friend's house, and Zari, after regaining consciousness, starts a brawl. The two gradually become interested in each other. Qasim steals the guests' purses at a party at her house, and Zari's stepmother sees him. Zari leaves her stepmother's house and takes refuge with Qasim, and Qasim marries her. Qasim, unable to find a decent job, robs a jewelry store after discovering that Zari is pregnant and is killed by a bullet fired by his father while trying to escape.