Mehdi Missaghieh
Mehdi Missaghieh | |
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مهدی میثاقیه | |
Mehdi Maysaghieh (Center) with Norman Wisdom (Left) and Manouchehr Vossough (Right) in Iran in 1961 | |
| Born | 1927 Iran |
| Died | 1991 (aged 63–64) |
| Occupations | Film producer, director, screenwriter, studio owner |
| Known for | Founding Missaghieh Studio; modernising production practices in pre-revolution Iranian cinema |
| Notable work | The Deer (1974), The Soil (1973), Sadegh the Kurd (1972), Trees Die Standing (1971) |
Mehdi Missaghieh (مهدی میثاقیه; 1927–1991) was an Iranian film producer and director active primarily before the 1979 Iranian Revolution. He is most widely recognized for his work as a producer, overseeing a wide range of commercial and socially significant films in the 1960s and 1970s, including The Deer (1974), The Soil (1973), and Sadegh the Kurd (1972).
He co-founded the Kārūn Film Studio in 1952 and later established the Missaghieh Studio in Tehran in 1959, which became one of the country’s leading production facilities. His work is credited with modernizing set design, music integration, and production management for Iranian cinema of the period.
Following the 1979 Iranian Revolution, multiple sources report that Missaghieh was imprisoned because of his Bahá’í faith, and that state authorities confiscated his studio and assets. The Missaghieh Studio premises were later incorporated into the Farabi Cinema Foundation.