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Ovanes Ohanian

Biography: Ovanes Ohanian (Armenian: Հովհաննես Օհանյան, Persian: اوانس اوهانیانس‎; October 1896 – September 1960) was an Armenian-Iranian filmmaker and scientist with PhD degree. He established the first film school in the history of Iran. His first film, Abi and Rabi (1930) was Iran's first feature-length movie. He founded the first acting school in Iran and the first acting school in India together with the first police school in Iran. He was fluent in seven languages. In 1961, he died of Heart attack in his office in Tehran

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: October 08, 1896

Deathday: September 01, 1961

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Haji Agha, the Cinema Actor

1934-01-31

Overview: A director (Ovanes Ohanian) looks for a subject for his movie and someone suggests that he films Haji Agha secretly. Haji is very rich and frowns upon cinema. Haji's daughter, son-in-law, and servant help the director with the film as well. Haji's watch gets lost, and he suspects his servant. Haji and his son-in-law start chasing him. At first, they tail him to the dentist's, and then they meet a fakir who claims he can find the lost watch. He does some strange things. The director photographs Haji all the time. Then Haji watches the film and becomes aware of the true merits of cinema.

Genres: Comedy

Original Language: fa

Release Date: 1934-01-31

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