Pre-revolutionary Iranian cinema
Pre-revolutionary Iranian cinema contains films and cinematic events made in Iran before Iranian revolution era. Hooshang Kavoosi, an Iranian film critic first used term Filmfarsi to point to Iranian popular films before revolution.- Abdolhossein Sepanta
- Esmail Koushan
- Masoud Kimiay
- Darius Mehrjui
- Ebrahim Golestan
- Bahram Beizai
- Sohrab Shahid-Saless
- Parviz Kimiavi
- Amir Naderi
- Forough Farrokhzad
Notable films
- Lor Girl
- Leyli and Majnun
- Ganj-e Qarun
- Qeysar
- The Cow
- The House is Black
- Ballad of Tara
- The Traveller
- The Deers
