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Director | Writer | Producer

Syamak Yasami _{(June 1925 – 31 May 1994)}

Siamak Yasemi (June 1925 – 31 May 1994) was an Iranian director, screenwriter, producer, and poet. He was the son of Rashid Yasemi.

Syamak Yasami was LLM from the University of Toulouse, France. He worked for the Iranian foreign ministry in 1949.

He was active in the Iranian media / newspaper as translator in 1949. He was the head of the speakers in Central Studio in the years 1955-1958.

Began his film carrier with the movie Extacy of Love (Esmail Koushan) as a scriptwriter in 1951. Yasami had worked with Koushan prior to establishing his own company, Pourya Film, in 1960.

In 1965 Yasami made Croesus' Treasure (Ganj-e-Qarun), the movie that really boosted the economy of Iranian cinema and initiated a new genre.

A huge financial success, Croesus' Treasure grossed over seventy million Rials (one million dollars).

The theme of the film concerns the worthless and desperate life of the upper middle class in contrast with the poor and happy working class, which is 'rich' in morals.

Filmography

Director

 1976 Hayoola
 1975 Rande-shode
 1974 Aroos-e pa-berahne
 1974 Pari Khoshgeleh
 1973 Del khodesh mikhad
 1973 Parizad
 1972 Abshar-e tala
 1972 Toghrol
 1971 Mard-e hezar labkhand
 1970 Leyli and Majnoon
 1968 Bar asman neveshte
 1968 Tange ejdeha
 1967 Dalahoo
 1967 Toofan-e Nooh
 1966 Shamsi pahlevoon
 1965 Ganje qarun | Croesus' Treasure
 1965 Qahremane qahremanan | The Champion of Champions
 1964 The Pleasures of Sin | Lezzate gonah
 1964 Nabeghe haft maheh
 1964 Aghaye gharne bistom
 1963 Waiting Beach | Sahele entezar
 1963 Vahshat
 1962 Varparideh
 1961 As o pas
 1961 Ahs va pass
 1961 Amu No-Ruz
 1960 Aval heykal
 1960 Cheshmehe abe hayat
 1959 Telesme schekasté
 1958 Zalem bala
 1956 Yousof va Zoleikha
 1955 Rahzan
 1953 The Nights of Tehran | Shabhaye Tehran

Director - Selected filmography

1. Leyli and Majnoon (1970)
   
2. Dalahoo (1967)
   
3. Croesus’ Treasure | Ganj-e Gharun (1965)
   
4. The pleasure of Sin | Lezzate Gonah (1964)
   
5. Aghaye gharne bistom (1964)
   
6. Waiting Beach | Sahele Entezar (1963)
   
7. The Fountain of Life | Cheshmehe Abe Hayat (1960)
   
8. Shabhaye Tehran | The Nights of Tehran (1953)