Parviz Pourhosseini
Biography: Parviz Pourhosseini (Persian: پرویز پورحسینی , 11 September 1941 – 27 November 2020) was an Iranian film, theater and television actor. He died of COVID-19 at age 79, in Firoozgar Hospital in Tehran. He was best known for his roles in Bashu, the Little Stranger (1989), The Fifth Season (1997) and Saint Mary (1997). Other well-known films he had performed in include The Man Who Became a Mouse (1985), The Night it Happened (1988), Angel Day (1993), and Leila's Sleep (2007). He graduated with a bachelor's degree in performance arts from Tehran University's Faculty of Fine arts. In 1961, with director Hamid Samandarian, he and other artists formed an acting troupe named Pasargad. Since then, Poorhosseini had appeared in more than 35 movies, over 70 TV shows and 60 theater performances.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: September 11, 1941
Deathday: November 27, 2020
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Ballad of Bahram
2018-09-01
Ballad of Bahram
Overview: A documentary about Bahram Beyzai (Persian: بهرام بیضایی; born 26 December 1938). He is an Iranian playwright, theatre director, screenwriter, film editor, and ostād ("master") of Persian letters, arts, and Iranian studies.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2018-09-01
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The Station
1989-04-01
The Station
Overview: A genius man in the field of electronics who left his education incomplete, under the influence of the unbalanced mental and psychological conditions of his childhood, at the suggestion of his uncle, who used to be the head of an unknown terrorist group, places a very powerful electronic bomb in the sewer under the central railway station building.
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Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1989-04-01
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Time to Love
2014-02-01
Time to Love
Overview: Bita (Hatami), a successful lawyer specializing in championing the cause of women’s rights in divorce cases, is blind to the trouble brewing in her own marriage. A snatch of gossip and a problem client with an unwanted pregnancy unexpectedly bring Bita’s problems home. (Gene Siskel Film Center)
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2014-02-01
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Asphyxia
2017-10-18
Asphyxia
Overview: I was suffocating, but I don't kill her. I love it.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2017-10-18
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Salandar
1980-01-25
Salandar
Overview: The Mongol invasion of Iran leaves the country devastated but the people fight for their right in their own way.
Genres: History
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1980-01-25
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Resurrection
2014-02-01
Resurrection
Overview: The story of Imam Hossein's battle in Karbala, an unfair war which made one the most important effects in Islam history.
Genres: Drama History War
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2014-02-01
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The Ship Angelica
1989-04-01
The Ship Angelica
Overview: Many years ago The Angelica which was carrying gold and silver from the Portuguese to the Arab Sheykhs had been sunk in the Persian Gulf. Ahmad Beyk manages to find the place of it and is after ...
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1989-04-01
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Day of the Angel
1993-01-01
Day of the Angel
Overview: Nyatollah is a rich stingy guy who loves money. One day when he goes to the court to do a job for a friend he is thrown from the roof. This is the beginning of his acquaintance with Djin and the beginning of his adventure.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1993-01-01
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The Spell
1987-01-01
The Spell
Overview: A young couple accept an arranged marriage to stop the fighting between their respective clans. On the way home from their wedding, they get lost in a dark forest on a stormy night. They take refuge in an eerie mansion, inhabited by an old man obsessed with the past, and his creepy servant. As the night progresses, they learn the terrible secrets hidden in the house. Similar to many other films in this genre, with a few interesting plot turns.
Genres: Horror Mystery Thriller
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1987-01-01
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Kamalolmolk
1984-11-09
Kamalolmolk
Overview: The movie chronicles the life of the famous painter Kamololmolk, and his relationship with various kings.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1984-11-09
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The Spring
1973-02-14
The Spring
Overview: A man who has fallen in love with a young woman discovers that she is the wife of his friend. When he realizes the woman's affection for a young libertine with whom she is secretly meeting in an abandoned house, he commits suicide. When the local women, out of jealousy, expose her, she also ends her life. Her husband buries her body in the abandoned bathhouse. The young libertine, driven to madness, wanders into the desert.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1973-02-14
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Domestic Killer
2017-06-17
Domestic Killer
Overview: The story of this film is about the life of Dr. Jalal Soroush.
Genres: Action Drama Thriller
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2017-06-17
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Doctor Faustus
1985-01-01
Doctor Faustus
Overview: An Iranian TV-play adaptation of Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1985-01-01
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Behind the Wall of Silence
2018-08-15
Behind the Wall of Silence
Overview: The story of a young girl Setareh who is trying very hard to make a change in her life and others to the better.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2018-08-15
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The Fifth Season
1997-09-02
The Fifth Season
Overview: The fight for power in an isolated village. Two families have been enemies for so long they cannot even remember why. The only hope for peace between the feuding families is lost when an arranged marriage agreement is broken. Some days later, the groom, Karamat, returns with a brand new minibus. But a fierce competition for passengers break out when the bride, Mehrbanou, decides to do the same.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1997-09-02
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Nadhr
2004-04-01
Nadhr
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Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2004-04-01
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Saint Mary
2001-07-26
Saint Mary
Overview: In the year 16 BCE, the people of Jerusalem are awaiting the birth of the son of Imran. Instead of the much-anticipated "Messiah", a girl is born to Imran and Anna. The latter names her ...
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2001-07-26
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Bashu, the Little Stranger
1991-04-03
Bashu, the Little Stranger
Overview: During the Iran-Iraq War, Bashu, a young boy loses his house and all his family. Scared, he sneaks into a truck that is leaving the area. He gets off the truck in the Northern part of the country, where everything from landscape to language is different. He meets Naii, who is trying to raise her two young children on a farm, while her husband is away. Despite cultural differences, and the fact that they do not speak the same language, Bashu and Naii slowly form a strong bond.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1991-04-03
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Mute Contact
1986-04-01
Mute Contact
Overview: Nasser, a 15 year old mute youth, lives with his parents and onlty sister. Because of his disability, his family fails to satisfy his needs and his fellows don't show him any kindness. ...
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1986-04-01
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Summit of the Wave
2003-01-01
Summit of the Wave
Overview: Part 3 of documentary trilogy about Pertsian poet Forough Farrokhzad. This part focuses on her theatre and film work.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2003-01-01
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Leila's Dream
2010-05-04
Leila's Dream
Overview: The story is about a 26-year-old girl who lives alone in the house inherited from her parents...
Genres: Horror
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2010-05-04
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Braille Line
2017-02-07
Braille Line
Overview: A theater directed by Mehdi Sheikhvand
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2017-02-07
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