The Actor (1993)
An Iranian actor named Akbar is trying to become a serious actor instead of the clown everyone considers him to be. However financial problems force him to abandon his dream of being an artistic actor. He also has to deal with his family problems and his wife's inability to become pregnant.
Director: Mohsen Makhmalbaf
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Akbar Abdi as Akbar |
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Azita Hajian as |
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Hamide Kheyrabadi as |
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Fatemeh Motamed-Arya as Simin |
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Mahaya Petrossian as Gipsy girl |
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Mohammadreza Sharifinia as |
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Parvin Soleymani as |
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Hossein Panahi as |
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Samira Makhmalbaf as |
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Maryam Sepehri as |
| Directing | Mohsen Makhmalbaf | Director |
| Writing | ghorban dardi taghanpour | Writer |
| Sound | Ahmad Pezhman | Sound |
| Editing | Mohsen Makhmalbaf | Editor |
| Crew | Aziz Saati | Cinematography |
| Production | Abbas Randjbar | Producer |