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The Actor ()

Honarpisheh (original title)
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It is about a burly film actor who wants to act only in art films but is forced by his family's economic demands to do a string of trashy commercial movies. His tormented wife, infertile and obsessed with having a baby, insists that her... See more »
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Akbar
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Simin
Hossein Panahi
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Gypsy Girl
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(as Parvin Solaymani)

Directed by

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Mohsen Makhmalbaf

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G. Dordi ... (story)
 
Mohsen Makhmalbaf ... (writer)

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Yasmine Nour ... assistant producer
Parvaneh Partow ... line producer
Abbas Ranjbar ... producer

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Ahmad Pezhman

Cinematography by

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Aziz Sa'ati

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Mohsen Makhmalbaf

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Nasser Ansari ... negative cutting
Akbar Karami ... negative cutting

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Reza Alaghmand
Saeed Motarassed

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Hamid Reza Salahmand

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Abdollah Eskandari ... makeup artist

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Sassan Bagherpour ... sound recordist
Jahangir Mirshekari ... sound mixer

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Plot Summary

It is about a burly film actor who wants to act only in art films but is forced by his family's economic demands to do a string of trashy commercial movies. His tormented wife, infertile and obsessed with having a baby, insists that her husband marry and impregnate a second wife, a deaf-mute Gypsy, to provide them with a child. Written by Anonymous

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Also Known As
  • The Actor (United States)
  • The Actor (World-wide, English title)
  • The Actor (United Kingdom)
  • O Ator (Brazil)
  • Актер (Russia)
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  • 88 min
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Movie Connections Featured in Stardust Stricken - Mohsen Makhmalbaf: A Portrait (1996). See more »
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