Mohamad Ali Fardin
Also Known As: محمد علی فردین, محمدعلی فردين, Mohamad-Ali Fardin, Mohamadali Fardin, محمدعلی فردین
Biography: Mohammad Ali Fardin (Persian: محمدعلی فردین, 4 February 1931 – 6 April 2000) was an Prominent Iranian actor, film director and freestyle wrestler. Fardin was born and raised in a poor area in southern Tehran. He was the eldest of three children.[1] After graduating from high school, Fardin joined the Air Force and became a freestyle wrestler in his twenties; he won a silver medal at the 1954 World Wrestling Championships and placed fourth in 1957. He was a popular lead actor in Iranian cinema, and was known by the title, King of Hearts, after his lead role in an Iranian film of the same title (Soltane Ghalbha). He rose to fame in the 1960s. For the average Iranian, he was a heroic figure who served as an alternative to non Iranian movie stars. He was stereotypically cast as the poor tough guy with the heart of gold who got the girl at the end. His films include, Behesht Door Nist, Ghazal, and Ganje Qarun. After the 1979 Iranian Revolution, he starred in only two more films, Bar Faraz -e- Asemanha and Barzakhiha. He also acted in the Indo Iranian Bollywood film Subah O Sham (1972) starring alongside Waheeda Rehman, Sanjeev Kapoor, Simin Ghaffari and Azar. The film was directed by Tapi Chanakya. His voice in the film was dubbed by Satyen Kappu. Fardin died as a result of cardiac arrest on 6 April 2000 at the age of 69. The news of his death was largely ignored by state radio and television, which was run according to the dictates of the Islamic establishment, who had disapproved of his acting career and had banned his films post the 1979 revolution. He was buried in the Behesht-e-Zahra cemetery in Tehran. More than 20,000 mourners attended his funeral in Tehran.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Tehran, Iran
Birthday: February 04, 1931
Deathday: April 06, 2000
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Mootalaie shahre ma
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Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1965-01-01
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Three-Eyed Ruby
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1970-09-04
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Be Careful of Your Hat
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Genres: Comedy Adventure
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1975-01-01
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Jabbar, Runaway Sergeant
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Genres: Adventure
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1973-03-21
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The Roar of the Storm
Overview: A young fisherman lives a quiet life with his wife until a group of cameramen go to his village.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1969-01-01
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Najoorha
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Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1974-01-01
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Khoshgele khoshgela
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Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1965-01-01
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A World Full of Hope
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Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1969-01-10
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And Now... Make Your Peace with God
Overview: Two men are on their way to Denver City to settle a personal score. One is looking for the murderer of his father, the other for a former friend who stole his gold. They're joined by a third person, a mysterious pistolero.
Genres: Western
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1968-10-26
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Homaye Sa'adat
Overview: Aram falls in love with a beautiful dancer Shirin. Due to her dubious profession, Aram and his brother Naser decide to lie about her origins to their mother. Unfortunately, she finds out the truth and forbids Shirin from marrying her son. Aram, believing Shirin has changed her mind and refused to marry him, is angered and marries another woman, Nazanin.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1971-03-21
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Mr. Twentieth Century
Overview: Dash Habib who lives with his sick mother alone is a thief who helps the poor all the time. One night he saves a rich girl Setareh from some scoundrels. But this is only the beginning of the troubles and romance for Habib.
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Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1964-03-21
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A Man from the South of the City
Overview: Ehtsham plans to take back the place he rented as a cabaret from Atash, and for this purpose, he assigns his nephew Hamid, who is a lawyer, to do this. Hamid soon falls in love with Atash's beauty and decency ...
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Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1970-12-01
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Amir Arsalan-e Namdar
Overview: Roum was conquered by European invaders, and its pregnant Banu (lady) forced to flee for her life. She becomes wedded to an Egyptian merchant and gives birth to her child, Arsalan. The merchant claims the child as his own. Eventually, of course, Arsalan learns of his royal origins and takes it in his mind to reclaim his throne.
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Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1966-01-01
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The Imperilled
Overview: During Iranian revolution some prisoners manage to escape the prison. In a border village they meet a man Yaqub who wants to convince them not to escape. They first mocking at him not ...
Genres: Action Drama Thriller
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1983-01-02
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Ghazal
Overview: Two brothers Hojjat and Zein-Ala'bedin are the guards of the jungle and live alone by themselves. One day they are notice that some people are cutting the trees illegally. Hojjat chases them but returns home with a girl named Ghazal.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1976-06-30
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Hatam Taee
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Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1966-01-01
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The Chivalrous
Overview: Two friends named Amir Palang and Ahmad Nane Baba Jegaraki are interested in Asieh ; But Asieh is interested in Amir, and Amir tries to stay away from Asieh in favor of Ahmad. Ahmad gets into a fight with Gholi, who owes Asieh's father, and kills him. But Amir is arrested. With the inheritance that comes to him from his aunt, Ahmad accumulates capital and goes to Tehran ...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1974-09-04
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Ayyoob
Overview: Ayyoob marries a girl who has lost her memory in a car accident with him. The question of girl's true identity gradually affects Ayyoob's life.
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Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1971-03-21
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Valley of Death
Overview: The Iranian police sends a detective to Beirut cooperating the international police to identify head of the dangerous heroin smugglers named "Scorpion" .
Genres: Action Crime Comedy
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1967-02-01
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The Rotation of the Firmament
Overview: Mamal Feshfesheh is a pickpocket who is in love with a rich girl named Parvin. Parvin decides to help Mamal to live an honest straight life. Her uncle disapproves of their relationship and ...
Genres: Crime Drama Romance Comedy
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1967-09-20
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Qarun's Treasure
Overview: Qarun, a rich man who has decided to suicide is saved by two penniless people, Ali Bigham and his friend Hassan Jeghjeghe. As the two guys take care of him, Qarun learns about the other part of the society and poor people's life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1965-01-01
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Alley of Valiants
Overview: Ali and Hassan are two intimate friends but when a woman Aghdas is intervening in between everything is change.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1970-03-21
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The Night Story
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Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1973-01-01
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Tomorrow Is Bright
Overview: When a woman finds out that her husband has been influenced by a cabaret singer, she changes her appearance and behavior and once again approaches her runaway wife and tries to lead her to family life. With the help of her staff, the cabaret singer takes the woman, and the husband, with the help of the police, catches them and begins a new life with his wife.
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Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1960-01-01
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Shokoh-e-javanmardi
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Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1968-01-01
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Filmfarsi
Overview: A found-footage essay, Filmfarsi salvages low budget thrillers and melodramas suppressed following the 1979 Islamic revolution.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-07-26
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The Midnight Terror
Overview: Amir who needs money to marry with his fiance Maryam begins to do illegal working in a gang of a guy Afshar. Afshar's wife falls in love with Amir but he doesn't care for her. One day Afshar sees them alone and becomes suspicious.
Genres: Horror Drama Thriller Crime
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1961-10-21
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Up in the Sky
Overview: A young pilots is in love with a young girl and plans to marry her, but he has an accident before he could open the marriage to the public.
Genres: Romance Family
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1979-03-21
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The Champion of Champions
Overview: Young driver and her sister who sings in Cabaret are trying to earn money and treat their brother.
Genres: Drama Comedy Family Action
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1965-04-01
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King of Hearts
Overview: A little girl with a blind mother accidentally becomes friends with a rich and famous singer who decides to help her.
Genres: Drama Music Romance
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1968-03-21
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Baba Shamal
Overview: Baba Shamal and Looti Heydar, two community leaders of adjacent neighbourhoods make a pact of fraternity. Baba Shamal's high attitude of Heydar however dramatically changes when he is told that Heydar has been enamoured with Shokat, the girl Baba Shamal has just wed,...
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1971-10-05
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Hell + Me
Overview: In a bus travelling to Mashhad few people and a prisoner are together. But when the prisoner manage to escape and hold them hostages they all trapped in the middle of a desert and must try to save their life.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1972-11-08
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White Gold
Overview: Etemad owns a cabaret in which they smuggle drugs too. Husband of Fariba the singer of the cabaret is getting killed. Now his brother Amir is back from America to find the murderers and get revenge.
Genres: Drama Romance Thriller
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1962-01-01
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Jahan Pahlavan
Overview: Faramarz, the son of the Servant Divan family, marries a girl from the village of Mary, who owns a child and gives her name Leila. The server of the Divan, which opposed this marriage, thwarted Faramarz. Faramarz falls to the valley at the time of driving and dies. The server of the Divan, with the help of the uncle, kidnaps Hassan Leila as his only son, and pretends to burn Leila in the burning fire of the Mary's hut.
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Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1966-03-21
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The Mountain Tiger
Overview: Manouchehr Khan and his fiancée injure an old woman in a village in a car, and when she escapes, the old woman, Ghanbar, is murdered ... Jamshid Mehrdad appeared in a negative role in the film.
Genres: Adventure Crime
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1965-04-27
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Salam bar Eshgh
Overview: Habib Khalkoub is released from prison and marries Zari, who is a singer; Amir Khan, who is the manager of the cafe, fights with Habib to take back Zari; But he is shot by an unknown person. Habib is convicted and taken to the central prison by train. The train derails and Habib runs away. But in the newspapers is written that Habib was killed.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1974-11-13
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Storm Over Petra
Overview: The bandit band led by Luichi Pam Pek, who is the number two guerrillas of the group, captures a mine owner's safekeeper ...
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Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1968-03-21
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Mard-e hezar labkhand
Overview: Hassan Kababi and his friend "Esmall" do not compete in gambling ...
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1971-03-21
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The Humans
Overview: Three poor men encounter a blind girl, and because the girl doesn't have any acquaintance they take her to their home and pretend that they are wealthy. The youngest man falls in love with the girl and it's also him who thinks of finding a cure for the girl and with the help of his two friends he is able to find treatment for her. In the day that is due for the girl to return from the hospital, they are worried that they might not get accepted because of their condition and status. But against their worries, the girl accepts them just as when she was blind.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1964-04-23
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Women Are Angels
Overview: As a result of a misunderstanding, a man gets suspicious of his wife for cheating on him and leaves her. The woman tries to commit suicide, but a young man rescues her, After he finds out about the story, he tries to find the woman's husband to tell him the truth, and after a series of events, he succeeds to do so.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1963-03-21
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Sahel-e Entezar
Overview: Ghasem Khan thought he owned part of the sea and got into a clash with some fishermen over fishing rights. Everyone joined the fight and after Ghasem Khan's people dispersed the fishermen they confiscated the fish they had caught. After his son Masoud attacked him and said his claim to ownership of part of the sea was unconscionable Ghasem Khan drove him out of the house; he took refuge with the people. Ahmad loves Kazem's daughter Maryam. Ahmad went to sea fishing with a group of fishermen but the sea was tempestuous and he turned up missing.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1963-07-01
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Furious Men
Overview: Ayaz who has a feud with Nasir's family makes a plan and manages to get their father arrested. Nasir decides to get revenge but is send away from the city. He meets a valiant and becomes his disciple learning his work. When he returns home he goes after Ayaz and his daughter to take revenge on them
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1971-03-21
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The Golden Village
Overview: A fortuneteller is under the support and respect of the people of his village. He is practically the one who can do anything, but the arrival of a teacher from Literacy Campaign proves harmful to his profits. So he goes on to sabotage. The teacher manages, with meditation and patience, to reveal the true personality of the fortuneteller, so that the people who previously believed in the him, begin to gravitate toward the teacher and attempt to build their own village with his guidance.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1965-02-03
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The Big Appointment
Overview: Amir and Reza Sooti in their youth promise to meet each other 20 years later on a special day and by putting an advertisement in the newspapers. On that special day Reza comes but Amir is late but they meet later while don't know each other and this lead to more adventures.
Genres: Drama Romance Crime Action
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1976-03-21
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Invincible
Overview: Because of a of a medical negligence Akbar’s father has passed away. He prepares everything for his little brother "Abbas" so that he can study hard in order to become a doctor.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1974-03-21
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Sekke-ye shans
Overview: Two brothers fall in love with the same girl. Nevertheless, the girl likes the older brother. A guy tries to set these two brothers apart and make the younger one addicted to gambling. He wins everything the father of the girl has in a bet and says that he will give back all of it if he agrees to make his daughter marry him. The father accepts. But the younger brother finds out that you can't buy love, and lets the older brother to have her.
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1970-04-02
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Behesth Door Nist
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1969-01-01
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The Bitter Land
Overview: In a barren land, a family lives. The three older brothers of the family decide to take over the neighboring land in order to cultivate their own property and make use of the abundant river that flows through that land. Thus, a fierce conflict arises between the two families, and in the meantime, the youngest brother of the family becomes acquainted with the daughter of the owner of the neighboring land and falls in love with her.
Genres: Crime Drama Action
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1963-03-11
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Beggars of Tehran
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Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1967-01-01
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The Meeting place of Anger
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-11-05
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The Golden Palace
Overview: A rich and arrogant man becomes aware that his two sons are married to two girls from poor families. He refuses that causing his two sons to leave him in his palace alone. But that cause ...
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1969-03-29
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Gypsy's Wrath
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Genres: Adventure Crime
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1969-01-29
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Noah's Storm
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Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1967-03-21
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Love and revenge
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Genres: Action Romance Drama Family
Original Language: fa
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Tehran, an Unfinished History
Overview: Tehran's untold sociopolitical history through rare, unseen film archives spanning over a century.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2025-02-03
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