Best Iranian history movies
A curated collection of popular history movies from Iran.
The Stone Lion (1987)
The Stone Lion (1987)
When a British officer is found dead on a pipeline, tensions rise between a local tribe and authorities.
Eye of the Hurricane (1989)
Eye of the Hurricane (1989)
During the Second World War and the occupation of Iran by the Allied army, Dr. Rastan goes to Ih Qashqai to treat his sister's husband. There, he is introduced to Amir Houshang, the elders of the tribal elders, and Ghobad's rebels. He returns to Shiraz. His younger brother, Ali, has been thrown into the city, and ...
Intoxicated by Love (2024)
Joseph and Zuleika (1968)
Joseph and Zuleika (1968)
Jacob chooses his beloved son Joseph as his successor. Joseph's 11 other brothers get jealous and throw Joseph in a well and tell their father that Joseph is dead. Jacob gets blind out of sorrow....
The Love-Stricken (1992)
The Love-Stricken (1992)
A group of Iranian classical musicians in the Ghajar era try to release their first record, which takes them on a journey to France.
Saint Mary (2001)
Saint Mary (2001)
In the year 16 BCE, the people of Jerusalem are awaiting the birth of the son of Imran. Instead of the much-anticipated "Messiah", a girl is born to Imran and Anna. The latter names her ...
Death of Yazdgerd (1982)
Death of Yazdgerd (1982)
Bahram Beyzai's poetic imagining of the circumstances that led to the death of Yazdgerd III, the last of the Sassanid kings of Iran. His death in 651, during the Arab invasions that brought Islam to this Zoroastrian realm, was mysterious: his corpse was discovered in a mill, but the cause of his death—and the whereabouts of his remains—are unknown.
Kamalolmolk (1984)
Kamalolmolk (1984)
The movie chronicles the life of the famous painter Kamololmolk, and his relationship with various kings.
Prince Ehtejab (1975)
Prince Ehtejab (1975)
Prince Ehtejab, one of the last remaining heirs of the Qajar royal family, is suffering from tuberculosis, which he knows is fatal. He spends his last days alone in the magnificent rooms of his wintry palace, from where he recollects the glory days of his ancestors as well as days of degradation. Among the latter are the gruesome manner in which his cruel grandfather murdered his mother and brother, and the way that he himself caused the death of his wife.
The Death Story of Sohrab (2017)
The Death Story of Sohrab (2017)
A minstrel named Kamous is standing before Rostam. One out of many stories he has recited for people is: What befell Sohrab with Rostam. Rostam believes that the story the minstrel is narrating-- the Tragedy of Sohrab, is inverted, gone astray and wrongful. And he questions the minstrel "why?" Here, with Rostam questioning the minstrel another story begins which is the opening of our narrative.
Imam Ali (1996)
Imam Ali (1996)
The whole story about Imam Ali, the friend and companion of Prophet Muhammad.
Punishment Committe (1997)
Punishment Committe (1997)
In Tehran 1916 during first world war a group of patriots make a punishment committee to punish the traitors. With the lead of Abolfatooh Mirza, Reza Tofangchi begins the assassinations.
The Legend of the King and the Shepherd (1983)
The Legend of the King and the Shepherd (1983)
One evening in a grand royal palace, a frivolous and grotesque sultan has a nightmare. The great diviner concludes that on a full moon evening arrows of doom will fall on his head. Frightened, the sultan feels discomfort and falls ill in bed...
Sheikh Saleh (1973)
Sheikh Saleh (1973)
1322 Islamic Calendar year; Iran before the constitutional revolution. People have formed a revolutionary committee to fight Khan. Cossack brigades are torturing and executing people, and Sheikh Saleh and his brother Esrafil with the help of an old man named Khajeh Isaa are prepared to fight against Khan and his steward Hollakoo.
The Musketeer (1984)
The Musketeer (1984)
When an attempted breakout of a prisoner ends in mass bloodshed, a power struggle erupts between the lawmen and a group of civilians in a rural province. As hostilities between the two sides slowly escalate, the animosity felt by the rebel leader towards his enemies slowly grows. Violence only begets more violence as a brutal attack is met with an act of revenge. A Bloody historical epic from Jamshid Heydari.
The Mystery (1987)
The Mystery (1987)
Year 4, on the eve of the US President's arrival in Tehran, Reza Dargahi, an airport facility worker, is following the high speed of the car, the Passer Rahmati, the Posting Patrol. The guard gun becomes missing. Captain Kiani and Captain Ghasemi officer offers the case. The security agency considers the security of the weapon to be the assassination of the US president. Reza and some of the witnesses are pressured. Reza is killed. Police find the gun at the scene. Captain Kiani and Qasemi are arrested for failing to do so and ordered that the two are not arrested along with other detainees.
Sattar Khan (1972)
Sattar Khan (1972)
Based on the true story of the Azari war hero, Satar Khan, during the time of the Constitutional Revolution. The story follows Satar and Heidar as they join another hero Bagher Khan.
The Luminescent Jewel (1967)
The Luminescent Jewel (1967)
"Nader shah" surrounded Isfahan by his soldiers and captured the puppet ruler. Then it turns out that Hakim is his former friend who treacherously set fire to his house and killed his wife many years ago, but his son is the freedom-loving young man who has fought many battles in the advancement of patriotic goals. In this situation, when it is announced that the ruler has been caught, the city has been conquered without bloodshed, and the puppet ruler will also be punished for his actions.