Ezzatolah Entezami ( عزتالله انتظامی ) born in 1924, is a multi-award-winning Iranian actor. He started his career in 1941. In 1958, he completed his studies in acting at Hanover's theatre and cinema school in Germany. He has been acting in movies since 1969. His debut performance in Darius Mehrjui's admired classic film, 'The Cow / Gaav' (1969), received the Golden Hugo in Chicago International Film Festival in 1971. Entezami is one of the most important actors in Iran, he had the opportunity
...to work with internationally acclaimed directors such as Darius Mehjuri, Rakshan Bani-Etemad, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Behrouz Afkhami and Ali Hatami. Ezzatolah Entezami has been awarded the Crystal Simorgh for Best Actor twice at the Fajr International Film Festival, for his role in 'Grand Cinema' (1989) and 'Rooz-e Fereshteh / The Day of Angel' (1993). His work and accomplishments were recognised in October 2006 at the Iran cultural centre in Paris. Ezzatolah Entezami also played in 'Haji Washington' (1982), Kamalolmolk (1984), The Tenants (1986), Dar Masir Tonbad (1989), Hamoun (1990), The Fateful Day (1995), The Blue-Veiled (1995) and Lady (1999). After a long and successful career, he retired in 2007 at the age of 83.Ezzatolah Entezami has been a Actor in some movies:
The Blue Veiled is about that 'Rasoul Rahmani' is the owner of a tomato farm who owns a factory on the side. He lives alone since the passing of his wife. 'Nobar Kordani' is a woman in charge of a family who has to work. She is selected alongside a group of women to work on the farm and... In this film Ezzatolah Entezami collaborates with Afsar Asadi, Baran Kosari, Farhad Aslani, Fatemeh Motamed Aria, Golab Adineh, Nayereh Farahani, Nadia Deldar Golchin, Jamshid Esmailkhani, Rakhshan Banietemad, Majid Modaresi, Parviz Abnar, Abbas Ganjavi, Aziz Saati, Abdollah Eskandari, Fariborz Pourmand, Mehri Shirazi.
Hamoun is about that The middle class Hamid Hamoun has been married to painter Mahshid for seven years. However, Mahshid is becoming increasingly frustrated with their existence, and feels that Hamid is somehow holding her back from her true creativity. When she asks for a divorce, Hamid struggles to come to terms with it, in addition to his battle to complete his PhD. In a series of dream sequences that resemble the work of Fellini, Hamid tries to piece together what went wrong. Hailed as Dariush Mehrjui’s greatest masterpiece since ‘The Cow,’ this compelling film utilises subtle humor to tell the story of one man’s heartbreaking loss. In this film Ezzatolah Entezami collaborates with Bita Farahi, Khosrow Shakibai, Sedigheh Kianfar, Turan Mehrzad, Jalal Moghadam, Sima Tirandaz, Fathali Oveisi, Hossein Sarshar, Asadollah Yekta, Dariush Mehrjui, Haroun Yashayaei, Abdollah Eskandari, Touraj Mansouri, Naser Cheshmazar, Hassan Hassandoust, Ahmad Salehi, Asghar Shahverdi, Zhila Mehrjui, Amrollah Saberi, Faryar Javaherian, Khachik Babaian, Farhad Khanmohammadi, Anik Shefrazian, Reza Mohajer.
Eye of the Hurricane is about that Thoughtful war-time drama. During the occupation of Iran by the Allied Forces in World War 2, Dr. Rastan sets out from Shiraz to visit his wounded brother-in-law at a tribal encampment. On his return to Shiraz, he finds that his younger brother Ali has killed the governor, and both are forced to flee the city. But their plan to escape back to the tribal encampment is foiled when they find it burnt out, and the two brothers are forced to journey into dangerous lands, which may be worse than staying in Shiraz. In this film Ezzatolah Entezami collaborates with Hossein Panahi, Shahla Riahi, Ferdous Kaviani, Majid Mozaffari, Fariba Kowsari, Hamid Jebeli, Farzaneh Kaboli, Soroor Nejatollahi, Asghar Hemmat, Manoochehr Azari, Mir Salah Hosseini, Fathollah Jafari Jozani, Masoud Jafari Jozani, Haroun Yashayaei, Reza Tavakoli, Rahim Hoodi, Mohsen Shah Ebrahimi, Touraj Mansouri, Eshagh Khanzadi, Hossein Maleki, Fereydoon Shahbazian, Rouhollah Emami, Jalal Moayerian, Ahmad Hashemi, Mahvash Sabrkon, Asghar Rahmani, Ahmad Ramezanzadeh, Habib Bakhtiyari, Ataollah Zahed, Tooraj Zahedi, Rahim Shamshiri, Akbar Talaei, Javad Roshanaee, Ramezan Fahimfar, Mohammad Javad Bakhshi Zadeh, Safar Ali Amini.
The Tenants is about that Set almost entirely in a residential building on the outskirts of Tehran, a number of tenants encounter a series of problems with their homes. The owner of the building Abbas, however, is careless, refusing to maintain the property. What begins as a few leaks and cracks here and there escalates into a matter of life and death as the tenants struggle to deal with setback after setback. Things are complicated further by a dispute regarding the building's heir, engineered in part by the conniving Quolam. A dramatic portrayal of domestic chaos. In this film Ezzatolah Entezami collaborates with Akbar Abdi, Farimah Farjami, Hamideh Kheirabadi, Iraj Rad, Ferdous Kaviani, Hossein Sarshar, Dariush Mehrjui, Reza Banafshekhah, Manouchehr Hamedi, Safar Kashkooli, Haroun Yashayaei, Mohamad Ali Soltanzadeh, Jahangir Mirshekari, Naser Cheshmazar, Hassan Hassandoust, Siavash Tahmoures, Reza Rooygari, Behrouz Moavenian, Rahman Moghaddam, Asghar Shahverdi, Hassan Zahedi, Faryar Javaherian, Ali Naghi Kani, Farhad Khanmohammadi, Manizheh Salimi, Yarta Yaran -, Akbar Esfahani, Mohammad Ali Naghi Kani, Davood Rahimi, Reza Ramin, Hassan Gholizadeh, Mitra Mahaseni, Ahmad Alinejad, Mehran Rouhani, Shapour Shahidi, Nasrin Ghasemzadeh, Eskandar Zaeef Nejad, Farhad Noroozi, Shahab Keliddarzade.
Haji Washington is about that In this comedic historical drama, Ali Hatami examines a chapter in the life of Hajji Hossein-Gholi Noori, the first Iranian ambassador to the USA. When he opens the embassy, no members of the diplomatic core visit him, much to his disgust. An exceedingly humorous portrayal of events in the late 1800s, “Haji” paints a sympathetic figure overwhelmed by the bureaucracy of American politics, thwarted in his attempts to find funding and help the common man. Shot in Italy, this film is touching and atmospheric. Legendary actor Ezzatolah Entezami delivers another amazing performance. In this film Ezzatolah Entezami collaborates with Esmail Mohammadi, Richard Harrison, Ransel Cass, Mario Donatone, Ludovico Della Jojo, Mario Diano, Mehri Vadadian, Ali Hatami, Aziz Saati, Mehrdad Fakhimi, Mousa Afshar, Rubik Mansouri, Hassan Farsi, Otello Fava, Mohammad Reza Lotfi.
Love at Forty is about that ‘Love at Forty’ is a bout a lost love, re-found. Negar is a married woman working at a music institute. When she is assigned to become the coordinator of an Iranian expat conductor, she comes face to face with a former lover. Meanwhile, Negar finds herself in a compromised situation with her husband, who turns out had a hand in her separation from her former lover… In this film Ezzatolah Entezami collaborates with Leila Hatami, Mohammad Reza Foroutan, Mahmoud Kalari, Iraj Raminfar, Alireza Raisian, Soheila Golestani, Hayedeh Safiyari, Mostafa Rastegari, Mohammad Reza Delpak, Abdollah Eskandari, Christophe Rezai, Shahram Jamshidi, Nahid Tabatabaei, Nezamoddin Kiaie, Afshin Nakhaei.
The Cow is about that Often credited as being the first Iranian New Wave film, 'The Cow' is a window into the lives of a tightly knit community whose livestock is under constant threat of being rustled. One of the most important community members is Hassan, a man whose best friend and surrogate daughter is his beloved cow, the only one in town. When Hassan goes away, a horrible incident occurs. The town group together and lie about what happened in an attempt not to upset Hassan. However, the news pushes him over the edge. How will Hassan cope? Historically and culturally significant, 'The Cow' is essential viewing for all Iranian cinema enthusiasts. In this film Ezzatolah Entezami collaborates with Ali Nasirian, Jamshid Mashayekhi, Parviz Fannizadeh, Firouz Behjat-Mohamadi, Jafar Vali, Dariush Mehrjui, Khosrow Shoja Zade, Mahin Shahabi, Gholam Hossein Saedi, Fereydoun Ghovanloo, Zari Khalaj, Gholam Ali Nabipoor, Bahram Darai, Hormoz Farhat, Mahtaj Nojoomi, Esmat Safavi, Mahmoud Dowlatabadi, Ezzatollah Ramezanifar, Yadollah Shirandami, Esmaeel Arham Sadr.
Other films are:
Lady, Kamalolmolk, A Place To Live, The Fateful Day, Once Upon a Time Cinema, The Postman, The Cycle, The Mix, The Night, Mr. Gullible, The School We Went to, A House on Water, Shirak, Takhti the World Champion, Verdict, The Boss, The River's End, Jafar Khan Has Returned from Abroad, Punishment Committe, Colors of Memory, Once Upon a Time in Tehran, The Suitcase, The Green Fire, The Insane Flew Away, Angel's Day, The Maritime Silk Road, Motherland, To Be a Star, Wind and Anemone, Storm, Battle of Oil Tankers, The Quiet Home, Toy, Grand Cinema, The Ship Angelica, Stone Lion, Qeysar Forty Years Later, Gohar Kheirandish a Filmography, Jamshid Mashayekhi, And the Blue Sky, Magician, Twilight, The House of Spider, The Condemned, Divine One, The Sleeping Lion, Resurrection of Love, Bita, Sadegh the Kurd, Sattarkhan, Samad in the Way of Dragon, Life with Closed Eyes, Dust Dwellers, Spring Variety Show, Mehrjui Karnameh 40 Saleh
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