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The Actor

Name: The Actor
Director: Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Released: 1993-07-04

Film directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf

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Released: July 4, 1993
, 1993
Director: Mohsen Makhmalbaf
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1.imdb.com/title/tt0107134/Retrieved 2016-04-18
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Screenwriter: Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Cast: Akbar Abdi
, Fatemeh Motamed-Arya
, Mahaya Petrosian
, Hamideh Kheirabadi
+6 more
Runtime: 88 min
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1.Stated in IMDb
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Genre: drama film
, comedy film
Country of origin: Iran
Original language: Persian

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The Actor is a 1993 Iranian film directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf. The film features Akbar Abdi as Akbar, Fatemeh Motamed-Aria as his wife, Simin, and Mahaya Petrosian as the gypsy girl. The film is a combination of fiction and reality, since the leading character has the same name and occupation as the actor who portrays the role, while the details and events are fictional.

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Film editor: Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Title: هنرپیشه
Color: color
Director of photography: Aziz Saati

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