Mehdi Reisfirooz

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Mehdi Reisfirooz

Born January 1, 1927 · Tehran, Iran

Died March 15, 2019 · aged 92

No biography available.

Known For

ArdourArdour · 1976
Ardour
1976
MovieActionCrime
A rogue hunter named Sanjar causes the death of a village woman...
Mr. Handsome RezaMr. Handsome Reza · 1974
Mr. Handsome Reza
1974
MovieComedy
"Dara" is a wealthy man who is imprisoned due to a conspiracy by his assistant. Meanwhile, the daughter of the head of a foreign company is set to come to Iran to sign a contract with Dara. "Reza," Dara's driver, introduces himself as Dara, thereby thwarting the assistant's plans...
Rural SongsRural Songs · 1964
Rural Songs
1964
Movie
The distinguished lord procures his daily necessities from the villagers as tribute with the help of his steward. He encourages his daughter, Monireh, to befriend Farrokh. Farrokh dishonors Monireh by giving her a sleeping drug and then flees to the city.
DeliriumDelirium · 1965
Delirium
★ 10.01965
MovieHorror
Iranian horror movie from 1965.
A Party in HellA Party in Hell · 1957
A Party in Hell
★ 5.01957
MovieHorrorComedy
Haji Jabbar is a wealthy man, who is chided constantly by his family for avarice. Haji intends to marry off his daughter, Parvin, to a wealthy old man. He has no regard for the love existing between Parvin and her cousin. He does not care for his son, Hamid, who, due to negligence, is on the verge of a breakdown. In an elaborate fantasy sequence which makes up the last third of the film, Haji finds himself in hell, witness to all sorts of macabre and elaborate tortures and horrors. The film is noted for its elaborate set pieces which recall Méliès. There is even a sequence involving Hitler in hell!
Toofan's StrikeToofan's Strike · 1995
Toofan's Strike
1995
MovieDramaWar
The film is set in the period following the Iran–Iraq War and explores its lasting effects on Iranian society. Toofan is the film’s main character. During the war, he lost his wife and child. After many years, he has gradually managed to find a relative sense of peace—until…
I Can Die for MoneyI Can Die for Money · 1959
I Can Die for Money
1959
Movie
A young worker is infatuated with the factory owner's daughter.
Wild AngelWild Angel · 1959
Wild Angel
★ 8.01959
Movie
A bankrupt businessman and his wife attempt a rail suicide, but the wife's change of heart make it fail. They have already abandoned their newborn daughter who is picked up by a street sweeper and raised in his family. Years later, she runs away from the home searching for a better life and a job...

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A Flower in WastelandA Flower in Wasteland · 1961
A Flower in Wasteland
1961
Movie
A Lost Persian Film. "Iraj", who is suffering from a mysterious and unknown disease, believes that he is about to die. In the meantime, he meets a young girl and they both fall in love with each other. The girl is the mistress of a wealthy man who is Iraj's uncle. Despite his great love for the woman, the man allows the intimacy and affection between him and his mistress to grow due to Iraj's special circumstances. Iraj soon realizes that the symptoms of his fatal illness have resolved and the girl is the woman his uncle is interested in. He therefore withdraws himself, but the uncle, who is concerned about his niece's well-being, once again proves his devotion and removes himself from Iraj's and his beloved girl's lives forever.

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The River CourseThe River Course · 1964
The River Course
1964
Movie
Mahmoud stumbles upon a corpse in his humble home. He takes the body to the forest to hang it, but a man named Jabbar shows up and, threatening Mahmoud, takes him to a farm, introducing him as Farhad, the lost son of the farm owner. Mahmoud, who has fallen for Nahid, the landlord's daughter, reveals the truth, and Nahid, thinking Mahmoud intends to deceive her father, pushes him away. Mahmoud reads in the newspaper that the police have found a corpse in the forest that had previously been stolen from the morgue. Mahmoud breaks off his partnership with Jabbar, but Jabbar takes him to Sohrab Khan's estate and shows him Farhad. Sohrab locks Mahmoud in a small room. Farhad rescues Mahmoud, and Mahmoud takes Farhad to his real father and marries Nahid.