Bahram Beyzai
Directing
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'.
Known for
Directing17
movieCrossroads
2018
Director
movieJana and Baladoor
2012
Director
movieWhen We Are All Asleep
2009
Director
moviePersian Carpet
2007
Director
movieThe Eloquent Carpet
2007
Director
movieKilling Mad Dogs
2001
Director
movieDialogue with the Wind
1998
Director
movieTravelers
1992
Director
movieMaybe Some Other Time
1988
Director
movieDeath of Yazdgerd
1982
Director
movieBallad of Tara
1979
Director
movieThe Raven
1977
Director
movieDownpour
1972
Director
movieJourney
1972
Director
movieUncle Moustache
1970
Director
Writing21
movieCrossroads
2018
Screenplay
movieJana and Baladoor
2012
Screenplay
movieWhen We Are All Asleep
2009
Screenplay
moviePersian Carpet
2007
Screenplay
movieArash
1999
Writer
movieThe Fateful Day
1995
Writer
movieTravelers
1992
Writer
movieThe Red Line
1982
Writer
movieSalandar
1980
Writer
movieBallad of Tara
1979
Writer
movieThe Raven
1977
Writer
movieDownpour
1972
Writer
movieJourney
1972
Writer
movieUncle Moustache
1970
Writer
Acting13
movieBallad of Bahram
2018
as Himself (Archive Footage)
movieDead End
2008
as Himself
movieDialogue with the Wind
1998
director
Editing12
movieZamaneh
2002
Editor
movieTravelers
1992
Editor
movieThe Runner
1984
Editor
movieBallad of Tara
1979
Editor
movieThe Raven
1977
Editor
Production4
movieWhen We Are All Asleep
2009
Producer
movieKilling Mad Dogs
2001
Producer
movieTravelers
1992
Producer
movieBallad of Tara
1979
Producer
Art2
movieBashu, the Little Stranger
1989
Production Design
movieBallad of Tara
1979
Production Design
Costume & Make-Up2
movieBashu, the Little Stranger
1989
Costume Design
movieBallad of Tara
1979
Costume Design