Einollah Safouri
Einollah Safouri was an Iranian cinema production director and actor active before the 1979 revolution. He worked widely across Tehran’s commercial cinema and television, credited on multiple features and on the landmark TV serial Dāʾi Jan Napoleon.
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 as Director of Production and also appeared on screen. The film has continued to screen internationally.
Archival prints of both Gavaznha and Saraydar on YouTube open with Safouri’s name in the credits as مدیر تولید.
In television, he was credited as Director of Production on Dāʾi Jan Napoleon. 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. He also funded and produced the Farsi-language program Television Melat on KSCI Los Angeles in 1985–1986, among the early Iranian diaspora broadcasts in California.Selected filmography
Rouspi – Director of Production. Toghi – Director of Production. Dokhtar-e Zalem Bala – Director of Production, Actor. Khoshgel-e Mahalleh – Director of Production.Sadegh Kordeh – Director of Production.Nakhoda – Director of Production.Baba Khaldar – Director of Production.Deshneh – Director of Production.Baluch – Director of Production. Badkaran – Director of Production.Khak – Director of Production. Zir-e Poost-e Shab – Director of Production. Gavaznha – Director of Production; also appeared on screen.Mahiha dar Khak Mimirand – Director of Production.Shab-e Gharibān – Director of Production. Kandoo – Director of Production. Ghol – Director of Production. Saraydar – Director of Production; also appeared on screen.Dāʾi Jan Napoleon – Director of Production.Kalam-e Haq – Director of Production. Kakoo – Director of Production. Eshq-e Kooli – Director of Production. Rabeteh – Director of Production. Se Javanmard – Director of Production. Velgardha – Director of Production. Bride of Bianca – Director of Production- Additional collaborations with Mansour Sepehrnia, Garsha, and Motevaselani – Director of Production.