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Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses (2016)

Genre : Documentary, History

Runtime : 2H 7M

Director : Bahman Maghsoudlou

Synopsis

An examination of the work and lives of actresses in the Iranian film industry prior to the 1979 revolution, featuring myriad interviews and rare film clips.

Actors

Shohreh Aghdashloo
Shohreh Aghdashloo
Self
Katayun Amir Ebrahimi
Katayun Amir Ebrahimi
Self
Mary Apick
Mary Apick
Self
Pouri Banaei
Pouri Banaei
Self
Bahram Beyzai
Bahram Beyzai
Self
Parviz Davayi
Parviz Davayi
Self
Iraj Ghaderi
Iraj Ghaderi
Self
Farrokh Ghaffari
Farrokh Ghaffari
Self
Simin Ghaffari
Simin Ghaffari
Self
Vida Ghahremani
Vida Ghahremani
Self
Zahra Hatami
Zahra Hatami
Self
Irene Zazians
Irene Zazians
Self
Nosratollah Karimi
Nosratollah Karimi
Self
Fakhri Khorvash
Fakhri Khorvash
Self
Parviz Kimiavi
Parviz Kimiavi
Self
Bahman Maghsoudlou
Bahman Maghsoudlou
Self
Parvaneh Massoumi
Parvaneh Massoumi
Self
Zinat Moaddab
Zinat Moaddab
Self
Mehdi Raeis-Firooz
Mehdi Raeis-Firooz
Self
Fahimeh Rastkar
Fahimeh Rastkar
Self
Shahla Riahi
Shahla Riahi
Self
Esmaeil Riyahi
Esmaeil Riyahi
Self
Tahmine
Tahmine
Self
Farzaneh Taidi
Farzaneh Taidi
Self
Susan Taslimi
Susan Taslimi
Self
Nosratolah Vahdat
Nosratolah Vahdat
Self
Behrouz Vossoughi
Behrouz Vossoughi
Self

Crews

Bahman Maghsoudlou
Bahman Maghsoudlou
Director
Bahman Maghsoudlou
Bahman Maghsoudlou
Writer

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