Bahram Beyzai
بهرام بیضایی
Bahram Beyzai is known for The Runner (1984), Downpour (1972), Death of Yazdgerd (1982).
Biography
Bahrām Beyzāie (also spelt Beizai, Beyza'i, Persian: بهرام بیضائی, 26 December 1938 — 27 December 2025) was a critically and popularly acclaimed filmmaker, playwright, theater director, screenwriter, film editor, and ostād ("master") of Persian letters, arts and Iranian studies.
Beyzāie was the son of the poet Ne'matallah Beyzai (best known by his literary pseudonym "Zokā'i"). The celebrated poet Adib Beyzai, known as one of the most profound poets of 20th-century Iran, is Bahram's paternal uncle. Bahram Beyzaie's paternal grandfather, Mirzā Mohammad-Rezā Ārāni ("Ebn Ruh"), and paternal great-grandfather, the mulla Mohammad-Faqih Ārāni ("Ruh'ol-Amin"), were also notable poets.
In spite of his somewhat belated start in cinema, Beyzai was often considered a pioneer of a generation of filmmakers whose works are sometimes described as the Iranian New Wave. His Bashu, the Little Stranger (1986) was voted "Best Iranian Film of all time" in November 1999 by a Persian movie magazine Picture World poll of 150 Iranian critics and professionals.[5] Still, even before the outset of his cinematic career in 1970, he was a leading playwright (as well as theater historian), so much so that he is often considered the greatest playwright of the Persian language, and holds a reputation as 'the Shakespeare of Persia'.
Questions about Bahram Beyzai
How many Bahram Beyzai films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 5 films with Bahram Beyzai, from 1972 to 1992.
What was the first Bahram Beyzai film?
The first Bahram Beyzai film in the catalogue is Downpour, from 1972.
People data: TMDb.
Known for
Full filmography
29 films — 5 in the catalogue
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وقایعنگاری بخارا
2025 · voice
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سفید ناب
2022 · Self
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عیّار تنها
2020
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بهرام بیضایی: موزاییک استعارهها
2019 · Self
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چریکه بهرام یا ایمان به قدرت تصویر
2018 · as Himself (Archive Footage)
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چهارراه
2018
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2.8 لبهٔ تیغ: میراث بازیگران زن سینمای ایران
2016 · Self
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محاکات غزاله علیزاده
2009 · self
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4.7 وقتی همه خوابیم
2009
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7.0 بن بست
2008 · as Himself
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5.0 فرش ایرانی
2007
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قالی سخنگو
2007
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اوج موج
2003
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6.8 سگ کشی
2001
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سرد سبز
1999
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7.7 Ahmad Shamlou: Master Poet of Liberty
1999 · self
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6.0 گفت و گو با باد
1998 · director
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6.9 Travelers
1992
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7.4 باشو غریبهٔ کوچک
1989
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5.6 شاید وقتی دیگر
1988
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8.0 Death of Yazdgerd
1982
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7.1 Ballad of Tara
1979
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6.5 کلاغ
1977
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7.3 غریبه و مه
1975
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6.7 Downpour
1972
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6.2 سفر
1972
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7.0 عمو سیبیلو
1970
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پرونده کوتاه سگکشی
no date
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7.2 The Runner
1984
People data: TMDb.
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