Sohrab Shaheed Salles | |
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 Sohrab Shaheed Salles | |
| Born | 28 June 1944 Tehran, Iran |
| Died | 2 July 1998 (aged 54) |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Title | Sohrab Shaheed Salles |
Sohrab Shaheed Salles or Sohrab Shahid-Saless (Persian: سهراب شهید ثالث; June 28, 1944 in Tehran, Iran – July 2, 1998 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) was an Iranian film director and screenwriter and one of the most celebrated figures in Iranian cinema in the 20th century. After 1976 he worked in the cinema of Germany and was an important component of the film diaspora working in the German industry.