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Fereydoun Rahnema

04 Feb, 1930 in Iran

Fereydoun Rahnema (1930–1975) was an Iranian film director and poet. He is most known for his 1960 short film, Takht-e Jamshid (Persepolis), and his feature film, Siavash dar Takht-e Jamshid (Siavash in Persepolis) in 1965. Although none of his films saw a theatrical release, they were highly influential within the... Iranian New Wave movement. He also served as the director of Iran Zamin from 1966 to 1975.

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