Death of Yazdgerd (1982)

7.8/10 113 min History Drama

Overview

Bahram Beyzai's poetic imagining of the circumstances that led to the death of Yazdgerd III, the last of the Sassanid kings of Iran. His death in 651, during the Arab invasions that brought Islam to this Zoroastrian realm, was mysterious: his corpse was discovered in a mill, but the cause of his death—and the whereabouts of his remains—are unknown.

Cast

Susan Taslimi

The Miller's Wife

Mehdi Hashemi

The Miller

Mahmoud Behrouzian

The Priest

Amin Tarokh

The General

Karim Akbari Mobarakeh

The Army Chief

Yasaman Arami

The Miller's Daughter

Alireza Khamseh

The Soldier

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