Samuel Khachikian (in Persian: ساموئل خاچیکیان), Director, Screenwriter, and ّFilm Editor, (1923, Tabriz, Iran, - 2001, Tehran). Graduated in history and journalism, started his career as a stage director for a short period and made his first film, Return in 1953. As a pioneer, he was the first director of Iranian cinema who showed the importance of film directing to the public and was the most popular and influential director. He made forty films, mostly horror and thriller, including some box office hits, which brought him the ironic title of “Iranian Hitchcock”.

• The Crossroad of Events, 1954
• A Step to Death, 1957
• Midnight’s Cry, 1961
• Hit, 1963
• Suspense, 1962
• Stroke, 1964
• Explosion, 1979
• The Eagles, 1984
• A Man in the Mirror, 1992
• Bluff, 1993

• Samuel Khachikian at IMDb