Morteza Ahmadi

Acting

Morteza Ahmadi

Born 1924-11-02 · Tehran, Iran

Morteza Ahmadi (مرتضی حاج سید احمدی) is a veteran Iranian actor was born in Tehran. Ahmadi made his stage debut in 1942, and then tried his hand at singing, acting and voice acting for the radio. He made his film debut in Nosratollah Mohtasham's Life Story. Ahmadi has appeared in countless films and dramas to date including Zero Heights, A Gift from India, The Store, Inheritance, Empty Home, Idiot, Ziba Barbershop, Until Dusk, AS Easy as That, and Shekarestan.

Acting credits

The Bus poster
7.0

In the village of Hesar in Urmia provinces, two tribes have an old dispute with each other. They are known as Baladehi and Paeindehi. The movie tells the story of their conflicts. The Paeindehis purchase a bus after selling a salt marsh near the sea, causing Baladehis who live their lives by riding chariots (ilinka), lose their job. Disputes resume and the teacher and Pirbaba (elder) of the village try to reconcile them, but the village chief who does not want to lose his profits, makes the Baladehis buy a bus as well.... The arrival of the bus to the village reveals the fact that the village chief has planned it all to acquire more and more wealth. Learning this, the two tribes forget their dispute to punish the chief, and afterwards, they all resume their normal lives.

The Bus

1986

The Red-Haired poster
7.0

Nayyer after killing a woman takes over Sha'ban's lands and accused him of the killing causing him to be imprisoned. A young guy known as Red-Haired is protecting her. But Sha'ban is back and this time in a quarrel gets killed by Nayyer's men. Meanwhile, a young girl Ahou is coming in the middle which causes Red-Haired to fall in love with her. This changes everything and leads Red-haired to face Nayyer and her men.

The Red-Haired

1974

The Right Way poster
5.0

Ali gets a job and, by dint of dedication and patience, achieves a significant promotion and ends up becoming the manager of the company, as well as winning Meltem's love. However, this is not to the liking of his cousin Cihangir and his father, who instead are totally broke and want to get their revenge on Ali.

The Right Way

1970

Baba Shamal poster
5.3

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,...

Baba Shamal

1971

The Chance of Life poster
NR

A boy comes from America and his marriage is set to his uncle, but ...

The Chance of Life

1991

The Story of Life poster
NR

The story of Sanaye Divan.

The Story of Life

1954

The Man Who Knew too Much poster
8.0

A young employee named Mehraban who is unhappy with his hard life meets a mysterious old man dressed in black. The old man says he will get Mehraban what he wants on the condition that he make the right use of his opportunities. Mehraban agrees. The old man leaves a newspaper with him dated three months in the future reporting the war between Iran and Iraq. Mehraban makes a lot of money by purchasing essential goods, hoarding them and then selling them later at much higher prices during the war. However he loses his fiancee and breaks with his friends. The mysterious old man appears again. He tells him he has abused his privileged opportunity and not to continue on the wrong path; on their last meeting he tells him he has become a monster and he must either to go back to his former life or die. The fear of death causes Mehraban to donate his illegitimate funds to charities and return to his honorable life.

The Man Who Knew too Much

1984

Ghalandar poster
6.5

Ghalandar feels bothered by the suitors wooing for his sister Eshrat. But for a secret reason he does not want to marry her off. As a way out, he asks his trusted friend Sadegh to marry his sister, but warns him about making love with her. Sadegh tries to keep his promise, but when he leaves his wife immediately after the wedding ceremony for the capital, Eshrat follows and joins him and his mother. Unable to bear with the taunts of mother, Sadegh eventually breaks his oath and takes his legal wife to bed. Informed of this betrayal, Ghalandar waylays Sadegh at a dark night and stabs him to death. Eshrat, suspecting who is behind this murder, flees and joins a whorehouse, intent to exact her revenge by staining the name of his so-far respectable brother...

Ghalandar

1972

Zabih poster
4.8

Zabih, a tough guy who committed a murder in support of his girl, Aghdas is released from prison after 15 years. When arrested, Aghdas was pregnant with his child. Now Zabih sets off for his hometown to find Aghdas and their son.

Zabih

1975

The Ruined House poster
NR

Norooz's family convince him to sell the old house in order to build a new modern house, but building of the apartment takes long and he runs out of money. Norooz continues the building by himself but strange things happen that drive him crazy.

The Ruined House

1975

Shirin and Farhad poster
8.0

Ferhat and Şirin are two lovers who love each other passionately. Şirin's sister Meryem wants to marry her off to the Greek king, because this is a condition for the king to take them under his protection. Greek soldiers attack Şirin. King Hüsrev rescues the young girl. He does not reveal his identity as king. The people believe Hüsrev to be the king's spy and wound him. Ferhat rescues Hüsrev and treats his wound. Hüsrev feels indebted to Ferhat. He also keeps his identity as king hidden from Ferhat.

Shirin and Farhad

1970

Blood Wedding‏ poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Blood Wedding‏

1994

The Quiet Home poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Quiet Home

1992

Plane Grove poster
NR

Valiasr Street, seventeen kilometers long, connects the south of Tehran to the north and the Alborz mountain range. When this street was built, the parties decorated it with more than 60,000 plane saplings. But today, only about eight thousand plane trees are standing on this street.

Plane Grove

2014

Tanha va golha poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Tanha va golha

1973

The Mystery poster
NR

Year 4, on the eve of the US President's arrival in Tehran, Reza Dargahi, an airport facility worker, is following the high speed of the car, the Passer Rahmati, the Posting Patrol. The guard gun becomes missing. Captain Kiani and Captain Ghasemi officer offers the case. The security agency considers the security of the weapon to be the assassination of the US president. Reza and some of the witnesses are pressured. Reza is killed. Police find the gun at the scene. Captain Kiani and Qasemi are arrested for failing to do so and ordered that the two are not arrested along with other detainees.

The Mystery

1987

Redhat and Cousin poster
7.6

Kolah Ghermezi is a naughty school boy. His playfulness gets him expelled from school and he fails to find a job. He sees a program on TV which attracts his attention and he goes to Tehran. With the help of Pesarkhaleh, he goes to the TV program he had seen and finds the reporter. He likes the reporter so much that he decides to help him overcome the obstacles he faces for getting married, but instead causes troubles.

Redhat and Cousin

1994

The Music Box poster
2.0

The story about a boy whom her mother passes away and he meets an angel...

The Music Box

2007

Jamshid Mashayekhi poster
NR

Documentary about Iranian actor Jamshid Mashayekhi (Persian: جمشید مشایخی, November 26, 1934 – April 2, 2019).

Jamshid Mashayekhi

2007

Once Upon a Time, Cinema poster
6.4

The film follows a character known as The Cinematographer, who is looking for someone called Atieh (Future). As he calls out to her, he is magically transported back in time from the early twentieth century to the reign of Naser al-Din Shah in 19th century Iran. Captured by the Shah's guards, he shows films from the history of Iranian cinema to the Shah. The Shah is entranced and eagerly shows his family the apparently magical medium.

Once Upon a Time, Cinema

1992

Once for Ever poster
5.5

A man, who is planning to emigrate from the country, has reached agreement with his wife to be separated from her. The woman is a war refugee and decides to return to her home town in the south of Khuzistan province. On the day of separation the woman realizes she is pregnant, and now the man has to modify his plans to face the new situation.

Once for Ever

1993

Escaping from the Life poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Escaping from the Life

1972

Grand Cinema poster
6.0

This is a fictional story of early days of cinema theaters in Iran in early 20th century in the dawn of Persian constitutional revolution. Roosi Khan and Aghaiev who are supported by ...

Grand Cinema

1989

Motreb poster
NR

A famous singer named Eskandar who killed his cousin out of love and served 15 years in prison is released. He finds out that his nephew Sasan has impregnated his late cousin's daughter Negar and is reluctant to marry her. At first Eskandar tries to convince Sasan but when he flees the city, Eskandar marries Negar to save her honor. They decide to stay married until Sasan comes back.

Motreb

1972