Farrokh Ghaffari

Known for: Directing
Born: November 24, 1921
Died: December 17, 2006
Birthplace: Iran

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.

Filmography

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Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses 2016
as Self
Abbas Kiarostami: A Report 2013
as Self
Bonjour Monsieur Ghaffari 2011
as self
Days of Farrokh 2006
as Self
O.K. Mister 1979
as William Knox D'Arcy
Ispahan: A Persian Letter (The Chah Mosque at Ispahan) 1977
as Lui-même
The Lantern of Imagination‏ 1976
Actor
The Falconet 1975
Writer, Director
Samad and Foolad Zereh, the Ogre 1973
as The head of the Asylum
Night of the Hunchback 1965
Actor, Producer, Director, Writer
Life of Oil 1963
Director
Rivalry in the City 1960
Director
Which one is the bride?
Which one is the bride? 1959
Director, Producer
South of the City 1958
Director, Producer

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