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Gender: Male

Place of birth: Mashhad, Khorasan, Iran

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Movie Involvements: 6

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Biography

Ovanes Ohanian (Armenian: Հովհաննես Օհանյան, Persian: اوانس اوهانیانس‎; October 1896 – September 1960) was an Armenian-Iranian filmmaker and scientist with PhD degree. He established the first film school in the history of Iran. His first film, Abi and Rabi (1930) was Iran's first feature-length movie. He founded the first acting school in Iran and the first acting school in India together with the first police school in Iran. He was fluent in seven languages. In 1961, he died of Heart attack in his office in Tehran

Most Famous Work

Abi and Rabi
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Abi and Rabi

(1930) Screenplay
Haji Agha, the Cinema Actor
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Haji Agha, the Cinema Actor

(1933) Screenplay

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1933 The director
1930 N/A
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Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1933 Director
1930 Director
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Editing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1933 Editor
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Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1933 Screenplay
1930 Screenplay
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Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
1930 Producer
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