Manoochehr Vossoogh

Manoochehr Vossoogh, whose real name is Abbas Rezaei Vossogh, was an established cinema actor during Iran's Pahlavi era. He began his acting career in high school, before being scouted to work live theater for Iranian national television. He became a fixed actor for Pars Film Studio. A few months before the Iranian Revolution in 1979, Manoochehr went to London for a play but came back to his work and job as an actor being banned. He secretly moved back to London through the Pakistani border where he did numerous satire peices on the Islamic Republic. He was married to Lida Daneshvar. On March 8th, 2022, he died while fighting cancer in London.

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Filmfarsi (2019)

A found-footage essay, Filmfarsi salvages low budget thrillers and melodramas suppressed following the 1979 Islamic revolution.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ehsan Khoshbakht
CAST:  Naser Malek Motiee  •  Mohamad Ali Fardin  •  Behrouz Vossoughi  •  Ehsan Khoshbakht

A found-footage essay, Filmfarsi salvages low budget thrillers and melodramas suppressed following the 1979 Islamic revolution.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ehsan Khoshbakht
CAST:  Naser Malek Motiee  •  Mohamad Ali Fardin  •  Behrouz Vossoughi  •  Ehsan Khoshbakht

Lie 12 (2019)

The Lie 12 is a story of love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Siavash Sabba
CAST:  Shohreh Aghdashloo  •  Sahar Moghadass  •  Manoochehr Vossoogh  •  Behzad Bolour

The Lie 12 is a story of love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Siavash Sabba
CAST:  Shohreh Aghdashloo  •  Sahar Moghadass  •  Manoochehr Vossoogh  •  Behzad Bolour

Beauty on the Block (1971)

Nazi is the main suspect of a robbery that happened in a company. She knows that the thief is a man named Jahangir, but she has no proof. She asks her friends Taghi and Mehrdad to help him turn in Jahangir to the police.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Iraj Golafshan
CAST:  Forouzan  •  Manoochehr Vossoogh  •  Taghi Zohuri  •  Nersi Korkia

Nazi is the main suspect of a robbery that happened in a company. She knows that the thief is a man named Jahangir, but she has no proof. She asks her friends Taghi and Mehrdad to help him turn in Jahangir to the police.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Iraj Golafshan
CAST:  Forouzan  •  Manoochehr Vossoogh  •  Taghi Zohuri  •  Nersi Korkia

Sar-Goroohban (1972)

Hojjat (Manouchehr Vosough) kills his wife and goes to Khorramshahr, and with the help of a man named Rahman (Farhad Hamidi), he plans to cross the blue border overnight, but pursue his agents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Saeed Motalebi
CAST:  Naser Malek Motiee  •  Manoochehr Vossoogh  •  Amin Amini  •  Lida Daneshvar

Hojjat (Manouchehr Vosough) kills his wife and goes to Khorramshahr, and with the help of a man named Rahman (Farhad Hamidi), he plans to cross the blue border overnight, but pursue his agents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Saeed Motalebi
CAST:  Naser Malek Motiee  •  Manoochehr Vossoogh  •  Amin Amini  •  Lida Daneshvar

Asey (1972)

The story of the film is about the Occupation of Iran by England ٍand the patriot who was charged with patriotism and uprising against the British and is sentenced to death, but his people are saved, and he and his followers pursue all-round action against the ...  (more)

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CAST:  Naser Malek Motiee  •  Pouri Banaei  •  Manoochehr Vossoogh

The story of the film is about the Occupation of Iran by England ٍand the patriot who was charged with patriotism and uprising against the British and is sentenced to death, but his people are saved, and he and his followers pursue all-round action against the ...  (more)

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CAST:  Naser Malek Motiee  •  Pouri Banaei  •  Manoochehr Vossoogh

Infected (1976)

Amir must guide his corrupted friend Hashem to return to his fiancé. But he gets involved in a crime and must run from the law. All the while two sisters via for Amir's affections.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Esmaeil Poorsaeid
CAST:  Aram  •  Atoosa  •  Akbar Esfahani  •  Giti Forouhar

Amir must guide his corrupted friend Hashem to return to his fiancé. But he gets involved in a crime and must run from the law. All the while two sisters via for Amir's affections.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Esmaeil Poorsaeid
CAST:  Aram  •  Atoosa  •  Akbar Esfahani  •  Giti Forouhar

Rameshgar (1976)

In the night of his wedding, Jafar falls in love with a dancer. He leaves the village for town to find the girl.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Reza Safai
CAST:  Manoochehr Vossoogh  •  Roshanak Sadr  •  Jamshid Mehrdad  •  Nematollah Gorji

In the night of his wedding, Jafar falls in love with a dancer. He leaves the village for town to find the girl.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Reza Safai
CAST:  Manoochehr Vossoogh  •  Roshanak Sadr  •  Jamshid Mehrdad  •  Nematollah Gorji

Kan Kardeşler (1977)

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DIRECTION:  Ertem Göreç
CAST:  Serdar Gökhan  •  Necla Nazır  •  Elif Pektaş  •  Turgut Özatay

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DIRECTION:  Ertem Göreç
CAST:  Serdar Gökhan  •  Necla Nazır  •  Elif Pektaş  •  Turgut Özatay

Tear ballerina (1977)

Akbar follows the work from Arak to Tehran and leases a room that Mehdi, a businessman, has leased to him and Misha Yadollah.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Esmaeil Poorsaeid
CAST:  Manoochehr Vossoogh  •  Shahnaz Tehrani  •  Yadolla Shirandami  •  Nematollah Gorji

Akbar follows the work from Arak to Tehran and leases a room that Mehdi, a businessman, has leased to him and Misha Yadollah.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Esmaeil Poorsaeid
CAST:  Manoochehr Vossoogh  •  Shahnaz Tehrani  •  Yadolla Shirandami  •  Nematollah Gorji

Tokat (1977)

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DIRECTION:  Ümit Efekan
CAST:  Müjde Ar  •  Sevda Ferdağ  •  Aydin Tansel  •  Mete Sezer

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DIRECTION:  Ümit Efekan
CAST:  Müjde Ar  •  Sevda Ferdağ  •  Aydin Tansel  •  Mete Sezer

Right and Wrong (1979)

Heidar is a kind religious man. He meets a girl named Maryam and finds out that she's forced to work for a whore. Heidar frees her and asks her to travel to his city anytime she needs his help.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Azizollah Rafie
CAST:  Mastaneh Jazayeri  •  Bahman Mofid  •  Parvin Solaymani  •  Manoochehr Vossoogh

Heidar is a kind religious man. He meets a girl named Maryam and finds out that she's forced to work for a whore. Heidar frees her and asks her to travel to his city anytime she needs his help.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Azizollah Rafie
CAST:  Mastaneh Jazayeri  •  Bahman Mofid  •  Parvin Solaymani  •  Manoochehr Vossoogh

The Notorious (1972)

Morteza, who avoids marrying his cousin, falls in love with Badri, who introduces herself as a nurse. This is while Morteza's sister's chastity is pregnant by her cousin and is planning to commit suicide. Uncle considers Morteza's marriage with his daughter to be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shapur Gharib
CAST:  Forouzan  •  Manoochehr Vossoogh  •  Tahere Ghaffari  •  Mehri Vadadian

Morteza, who avoids marrying his cousin, falls in love with Badri, who introduces herself as a nurse. This is while Morteza's sister's chastity is pregnant by her cousin and is planning to commit suicide. Uncle considers Morteza's marriage with his daughter to be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shapur Gharib
CAST:  Forouzan  •  Manoochehr Vossoogh  •  Tahere Ghaffari  •  Mehri Vadadian

Morvarid (1973)

Alaki Khosh (1974)

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DIRECTION:  Esmaeil Poorsaeid
CAST:  Reza Beyk Imanverdi  •  Manoochehr Vossoogh  •  Nooshafarin  •  Shahnaz

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DIRECTION:  Esmaeil Poorsaeid
CAST:  Reza Beyk Imanverdi  •  Manoochehr Vossoogh  •  Nooshafarin  •  Shahnaz

Hokm-e Tir (1978)

Hokme Tir by Iraj Ghaderi  (more)

DIRECTION:  Iraj Ghaderi
CAST:  Iraj Ghaderi  •  Manoochehr Vossoogh

Hokme Tir by Iraj Ghaderi  (more)

DIRECTION:  Iraj Ghaderi
CAST:  Iraj Ghaderi  •  Manoochehr Vossoogh

Kako (1971)

Safdar comes back from his 10 years exile only to find his hometown being managed by a scoundrel named Hashem. Although Safdar tries to ignore him, Hashem's attempt to put up a fight continues.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shapur Gharib
CAST:  Naser Malek Motiee  •  Afarin Obeisi  •  Manoochehr Vossoogh  •  Hamide Kheyrabadi

Safdar comes back from his 10 years exile only to find his hometown being managed by a scoundrel named Hashem. Although Safdar tries to ignore him, Hashem's attempt to put up a fight continues.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shapur Gharib
CAST:  Naser Malek Motiee  •  Afarin Obeisi  •  Manoochehr Vossoogh  •  Hamide Kheyrabadi

The Prize (1976)

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DIRECTION:  Aman Manteghi
CAST:  Nuri Kasrai  •  Manoochehr Vossoogh  •  Jamshid Mashayekhi  •  Farrokh Sajedi
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