The Actor (1993)
1h 28m
Running Time
August 10, 1993Release Date
Plot.
An Iranian actor named Akbar is trying to become a serious actor instead of the clown everyone considers him to be. However financial problems force him to abandon his dream of being an artistic actor. He also has to deal with his family problems and his wife's inability to become pregnant.
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Cast & Crew.
Akbar Abdi
Akbar
Azita Hajian
Actress
Hamide Kheyrabadi
Actress
Mahaya Petrossian
Gipsy girl
Fatemeh Motamed-Arya
Simin
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Director
Abbas Randjbar
Producer
Ahmad Pezhman
Composer
Aziz Saati
Cinematographer
ghorban dardi taghanpour
Writer
Mohammadreza Sharifinia
Parvin Solaymani
Hossein Panahi
Maryam Sepehri
Samira Makhmalbaf
Details.
Release DateAugust 10, 1993
Original Nameهنرپیشه
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 28m
Wiki.
Actor (Persian: هنرپیشه, romanized: Honarpisheh) 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.