Einollah Safouri
Iranian cinema director and actor
Einollah Safouri (Persian: عینالله صفوری; 1941–2004) was an Iranian cinema production director and actor active before the 1979 Iranian Revolution. He worked widely across Tehran’s commercial cinema and television, credited on multiple features and on the landmark TV serial Dāʾi Jan Napoleon (My Uncle Napoleon, 1976).
Career
Safouri began in Tehran’s Lalehzar theatre district in the early 1960s as an actor and stage director. He transitioned to cinema in production management, collaborating with directors including Masoud Kimiai, Nasser Taghvai, Mehdi Meesaghieh, Feriedoon Goleh, and Khosrow Haritash, Amir Shervan .
In cinema, he contributed to Gavaznha (The Deer, 1974) as Director of Production and also appeared on screen. The film has continued to screen internationally.
Archival prints of both Gavaznha and Saraydar (The Caretaker, 1976) on YouTube open with Safouri’s name in the credits as مدیر تولید (Director of Production).
In television, he was credited as Director of Production on Dāʾi Jan Napoleon (1976). Contemporary listings name him as مدیر تولید for the series.
Work outside Iran
After the 1979 revolution, Safouri continued artistic activity in the United States, directing stage productions in Los Angeles, San Diego, and Las Vegas.
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