Director

Dariush Mehrjui

Directing

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Directed movies: 22Directed series: 0All crew credits: 27

TMDB ID: 120227

IMDb ID: nm0576529

Known for: Directing

Born: December 8, 1939

Died: October 14, 2023

Age: 83

Place of birth: Tehran, Iran

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1966 - 2024

Years active: 59

Average TMDB rating: 7.04

Wikidata: Q1166019

Also known as

داریوش مهرجویی • Дариуш Мехрджуи

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Dariush Mehrjui (December 8, 1939 - October 14, 2023) also spelled as Mehrjui Mehrjoui, and Mehrjuyi, was an Iranian director, screenwriter, producer, and film editor. Mehrjui was a founding member of the Iranian New Wave movement of the early 1970s. His second film, The Cow, is considered to be the first film of this movement, which also included Masoud Kimiai and Nasser Taqvai. Most of his films are inspired by literature and adapted from Iranian and foreign novels and plays. On October 14, 2023, Mehrjui and his wife were found murdered in their home in the city of Karaj, near Tehran.