Samuel Khachikian

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Samuel Khachikian
Born	1923 Tabriz  Iran
Died	22 October 2001[1] Tehran  Iran

Samuel Khachikian (Persian: ساموئل خاچیکیان , b. 1923, Tabriz, Iran, - d. 22 October 2001, Tehran)^[1] was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film editor.

Graduated in history and journalism, he started his career as a stage director for a short period and made his first film, Return in 1953. As a pioneer, he was the first director of Iranian cinema who showed the importance of film directing to the public and was the most popular and influential director. He made forty films, mostly horror and thriller, including some box office hits, which brought him the ironic title of “Iranian Hitchcock”.

[edit] Selected filmography

• The Crossroad of Events, 1954
• A Step to Death, 1957
• Midnight’s Cry, 1961
• Hit, 1963
• Suspense, 1962
• Stroke, 1964
• Explosion, 1979
• The Eagles, 1984
• A Man in the Mirror, 1992
• Bluff, 1993

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Samouel Khachikian at the Internet Movie Database

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