
Directing
Samuel Khachikian
Born — Died
1993-10-21 — 2001-10-22
Place of birth
Tabriz, Iran
Known for
Directing
Credits
40 titles
Samuel Khachikian was a director, writer, and editor who was born in 1923 in Tabriz, Iran. He directed his first movie, “Bazgasht”, in 1953. He had written many plays which had been performed in Iran, LA, San Francisco, and Greece, plays like “Sevil” and “Sara”. His most notable movies are “Mardi Dar Ayine”, “Yoozpalang” and “Never Without Love”. He has starred as an editor in “The Hunt” by Majid Javanmard.
Known for
NRUncle Hashem, an old villager who was formerly a skilled hunter and now has poor eyesight, decides to hunt a deer and sell it to a mule-driver to fund his journey with the Chavoush group so he can go on a pilgrimage to Ali ibn Musa al-Rida.
The Herald
1990
8.0After his release from prison, Rasool promised his sister Maryam that he would not pursue wrongdoing anymore...
Bluff
1994
NROne of the government officials who left the country before the revolution is afraid to return. In his villa, which a guard is responsible for maintaining, some antique items and precious jewels, under the name "Yoozpalang" (Cheetah), have been hidden.
Cheetah
1986
NRA young fisherman lives a quiet life with his wife until a group of cameramen go to his village.
The Roar of the Storm
1969
7.0A girl is abducted by criminals, and a young man happens to be aware of this kidnapping, pursues the criminals, and after several conflicts, finally frees the girl and arrests the criminals.
The White Hell
1968
5.0Haji Jabbar is a wealthy man, who is chided constantly by his family for avarice. Haji intends to marry off his daughter, Parvin, to a wealthy old man. He has no regard for the love existing between Parvin and her cousin. He does not care for his son, Hamid, who, due to negligence, is on the verge of a breakdown. In an elaborate fantasy sequence which makes up the last third of the film, Haji finds himself in hell, witness to all sorts of macabre and elaborate tortures and horrors. The film is noted for its elaborate set pieces which recall Méliès. There is even a sequence involving Hitler in hell!
A Party in Hell
1957
Behind the camera
NRUncle Hashem, an old villager who was formerly a skilled hunter and now has poor eyesight, decides to hunt a deer and sell it to a mule-driver to fund his journey with the Chavoush group so he can go on a pilgrimage to Ali ibn Musa al-Rida.
The Herald
1990
8.0After his release from prison, Rasool promised his sister Maryam that he would not pursue wrongdoing anymore...
Bluff
1994
NROne of the government officials who left the country before the revolution is afraid to return. In his villa, which a guard is responsible for maintaining, some antique items and precious jewels, under the name "Yoozpalang" (Cheetah), have been hidden.
Cheetah
1986
NRA young fisherman lives a quiet life with his wife until a group of cameramen go to his village.
The Roar of the Storm
1969
7.0A girl is abducted by criminals, and a young man happens to be aware of this kidnapping, pursues the criminals, and after several conflicts, finally frees the girl and arrests the criminals.
The White Hell
1968
5.0Haji Jabbar is a wealthy man, who is chided constantly by his family for avarice. Haji intends to marry off his daughter, Parvin, to a wealthy old man. He has no regard for the love existing between Parvin and her cousin. He does not care for his son, Hamid, who, due to negligence, is on the verge of a breakdown. In an elaborate fantasy sequence which makes up the last third of the film, Haji finds himself in hell, witness to all sorts of macabre and elaborate tortures and horrors. The film is noted for its elaborate set pieces which recall Méliès. There is even a sequence involving Hitler in hell!
A Party in Hell
1957
7.5Behrouz - a criminal story writer - is married with Roxanne and is running the factory of Roxanne's cousin who was killed in an accident in his factory...
Anxiety
1962
7.5Behrouz - a criminal story writer - is married with Roxanne and is running the factory of Roxanne's cousin who was killed in an accident in his factory...
Anxiety
1962
A simple village boy, a wrestler with extraordinary strength, catches the eye of a famous coach from Tehran who happens to be at a village festival where local wrestlers are competing. The coach invites the boy to the capital to take up wrestling professionally, and soon the talented wrestler becomes a celebrity and the darling of all Iran, which arouses the envy of his teammates. A chance encounter with the mother of his future opponent for the national championship title turns his whole life upside down. A separate storyline follows the love affair between Habib, the main character, and Sitar, the daughter of a local wealthy man.
The Tiger of Mazandaran
1968
NRAmir is the accountant of a company that is falsely accused of embezzlement, and before his arrest, he kills the chief accountant who is the main culprit...
Agitation
1976
5.3Two sisters from an aristocrat family fall in love with the son of their driver. Finally the little sister retreat for the oldest sister to get marry with him.
Hengameh
1968
5.3Two sisters from an aristocrat family fall in love with the son of their driver. Finally the little sister retreat for the oldest sister to get marry with him.
Hengameh
1968
NRA tractor driver on the wealthy man's farm is getting attention from the family's three daughters, but he's in love with the eldest daughter.
The Hill of Love
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NRA tractor driver on the wealthy man's farm is getting attention from the family's three daughters, but he's in love with the eldest daughter.
The Hill of Love
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7.0A relatively wealthy family takes a child from a village to the city to serve in their house. The child patiently and dedicatedly uses his minimal free time for education and becomes an active and valuable person in his youth. While Hamid, the eldest son of the family, who grew up in prosperity, becomes a delinquent youth. The two fall in love with a young girl.
The Return
1953
NRAkbar, Nader, Abbas and Reza, who have been good friends since childhood, all want to achieve an aspiration. Abbas and Nader are wearing uniforms, Akbar joins his uncle's smuggling gang and Reza, who is paralyzed, does not wish for anything other than to continue his friendship with the other three.
Shark of the South
1978
NRDuring the 1979 revolution, a group of Muslim militants try to evacuate their arsenal in the north of Iran distributing them between the people. There is a woman in the group whose husband is in prison and snitches the arsenal's location. Her brother flees from prison and joins the group too. Security officers are informed and send two of their forces as the escapees into the group in order to pursue the group members and arrest them all. The two officers succeed to perish all the members of the group except the woman's brother.
Explosion
1980
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Khoon va sharaf
1955
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Khoon va sharaf
1955
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Khoon va sharaf
1955
7.0No synopsis available yet.
The Glass Wall
1971
5.0A group of thieves, including a girl, commits a big robbery. During the robbery, one of them is seriously injured. Thieves kidnap a doctor and carry him over the injured person's head. Then they hide and wait for their colleague to recover. Meanwhile, the girl meets a young man who is a police detective...
One Step to Death
1961
5.0A group of thieves, including a girl, commits a big robbery. During the robbery, one of them is seriously injured. Thieves kidnap a doctor and carry him over the injured person's head. Then they hide and wait for their colleague to recover. Meanwhile, the girl meets a young man who is a police detective...
One Step to Death
1961
10.0Iranian horror movie from 1965.
Delirium
1965
10.0Iranian horror movie from 1965.
Delirium
1965
NRA group of thieves gets attacked by the police, and one of them is shot dead by Reza.
Rebellion
1966
NRA group of thieves gets attacked by the police, and one of them is shot dead by Reza.
Rebellion
1966
4.5No synopsis available yet.
Man ham gerye kardam
1968
4.5No synopsis available yet.
Man ham gerye kardam
1968
NRMehran meets Safar in a café, and Safar, on behalf of his boss Qobad, suggests to Mehran that they kill Master Nouri and his daughter Mojgan in their hunting ground. When Mehran reaches "Sheitan-Kooh", he falls into a deep pit and Mojgan saves him and takes him to their house and bandages his wounds.
Never Without Love
1966
NRMehran meets Safar in a café, and Safar, on behalf of his boss Qobad, suggests to Mehran that they kill Master Nouri and his daughter Mojgan in their hunting ground. When Mehran reaches "Sheitan-Kooh", he falls into a deep pit and Mojgan saves him and takes him to their house and bandages his wounds.
Never Without Love
1966
7.0Jamal has a sick wife at home to take care of. Hussein Agha who is Jamal’s colleague likes his daughter, Shirin. Dr. Cyrus Amin is also in love with her, but his mother is against the relationship.
The Strike
1964
4.0No synopsis available yet.
Farewell Tehran
1966
4.0No synopsis available yet.
Farewell Tehran
1966
NRAbdullah Khan Barzo, a survivor of the noble Barzo family, is murdered during a hunt by a conspiracy between his sister Ashraf and Qobad, the son of Ashraf and Rahman, the family's steward.
The man in the mirror
1992
NRMaryam, Morteza's wife, does not have children. Jalal is thinking of acquiring his wealth and to achieve his goal, he introduces a girl named Homa to Jalal. Morteza gradually falls in love with Homa and marries her.
Ma'shooghe
1973
NRWhen Ayeshe loses her only child to hunger and poverty, she decides to avenge her ex-husband who she holds responsible for all her troubles.
A Girl from Shiraz
1954
NRWhen Ayeshe loses her only child to hunger and poverty, she decides to avenge her ex-husband who she holds responsible for all her troubles.
A Girl from Shiraz
1954
NRA young guy falls in love with a girl and wants to marry her. But the problems prevent him from marrying the girl making her to commit suicide. After many troubles the young guy manages to rescue her and finally they get marry and live together.
Yalda Night Story
1970
NRA young guy falls in love with a girl and wants to marry her. But the problems prevent him from marrying the girl making her to commit suicide. After many troubles the young guy manages to rescue her and finally they get marry and live together.
Yalda Night Story
1970
