| Shaheed-e Kufa | |
|---|---|
 VCD Cover Imam Ali the Series | |
| Also known as | Imam Ali |
| Genre | History |
| Written by | Davood Mirbagheri |
| Directed by | Davood Mirbagheri |
| Starring | Dariush Arjmand Vishka Asayesh Parviz Parastui Farhad Aslani Mehdi Fat'hi Behzad Farahani Mohammad-Reza Sharifinia Enayat Bakhshi Sirous Gorjestani Asghar Hemmat Karim Akbari Mobarakeh |
| Music by | Farhad Fakhreddini |
| Country of origin | Iran |
| Original language | Persian |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Mohammed Beygzadeh |
| Cinematography | Maziar Partow |
| Editor | Mehrzad Menoush |
| Running time | 50 minutes (approximately) |
| Original release | |
| Network | IRIB TV3 |
| Release | 1996 – 1997 |
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The Martyr of Kufa (Persian: شهید کوفه, romanized: Shaheed-e Kufa) original title Imam Ali (امام علی) is an Iranian epic television series focusing on the life of Ali ibn Abi Talib, directed by Davood Mirbagheri,[1][2] and originally broadcast in 1992 in 22 episodes. It was subsequently released on DVD, with other editions including one with English sub-titles, and one dubbed into Urdu. The series covers the events before the caliphate of Ali ibn Abi Talib to his assassination in Kufa, Iraq. The telefilm version of this series has also been made and broadcast.
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