Death of Yazdgerd

Death of Yazdgerd
Death of Yazdgerd
Written by	Bahram Beyzai
Characters	Miller; Miller's wife; Priest; General
Date premiered	10 September 1979
Place premiered	City Theater of Tehran; Tehran, Iran
Original language	Persian
Setting	Muslim conquest of Persia

Written byBahram Beyzai

CharactersMiller
Miller's wife
Priest
General

Date premiered10 September 1979

Place premieredCity Theater of Tehran
Tehran, Iran

Death of Yazdgerd (or alternatively translated as Death of the King; and whose original subtitle translates "Regicide") (Persian: مرگ یزدگرد) is a Persian play about the death of Yazdegerd III by Bahram Beyzai, often considered his magnum opus, which he adapted into a film of the same name.

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Films directed	Downpour (1971) Ballad of Tara (1979) Death of Yazdgerd (1981) Bashu, the Little Stranger (1986) Killing Mad Dogs (2001)
Plays written	The Marionettes (1963) The Eighth Voyage of Sindbad (1964) Four Boxes (1967) Death of Yazdgerd (1979) Memoirs of the Actor in a Supporting Role (1981) Kalat Claimed (1982) Tarabnameh (1994) Crossroads (2009)
Related	A Study on Iranian Theatre "On the Situation of Theatre and Cinema" The Fateful Day A New Prologue to the Shahnameh The Lady Aoi
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