Farrokh Ghaffari
Known for: Directing
Born: November 24, 1921
Died: December 17, 2006
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
14 movies · 0 TV shows, newest first
2.8
Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses
2016
4.8
Abbas Kiarostami: A Report
2013
NR
Bonjour Monsieur Ghaffari
2011
NR
Days of Farrokh
2006
4.2
O.K. Mister
1979
9.0
Ispahan: A Persian Letter (The Chah Mosque at Ispahan)
1977
NR
The Lantern of Imagination
1976
9.0
The Falconet
1975
6.0
Samad and Foolad Zereh, the Ogre
1973
6.0
Night of the Hunchback
1965
NR
Life of Oil
1963
NR
Rivalry in the City
19607.0
Which one is the bride?
1959
6.3
South of the City
1958