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Henri Charr

b. 1950

Iranian-American film director

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About Henri Charr

Born 1950. Henri Charr is an American film director.

Henri Charr, also credited as H. Charr, is an Assyrian filmmaker born in Iran and living in Southern California. He started in educational films and documentaries, then turned to mainstream cinema in genres including thrillers, drams, action-adventure, family films and comedies.

In the early 1990s Charr made a trilogy of action films: Under Lock and Key, Caged Hearts and Cell Block Sisters. In the mid-1990s Char made family films; My Uncle the Alien was a Selection at the Brussels International Festival of Fantasy, Thriller and Science Fiction Films. He then made Little Heroes, a children's film televised on Animal Planet as the "Movie of the Month". In 2002 Charr produced and directed the Action-Adventure Disaster film Wildfire.

He then produced family adventure comedy Abe & Bruno, suspense drama Heart of Fear, and Stepping High.

Filmography

As director Please Don't Eat the Babies (1983), Island Fury (USA: video title) Fatal Encounter (1990) Illegal Entry: Formula for Fear (1993) Under Lock and Key (1995) Cellblock Sisters: Banished Behind Bars (1995), a.k.a. Banished Behind Bars Caged Hearts (1995) Wild Fire (1995) My Uncle the Alien (1996) Hollywood Safari (1997) Little Heroes (1999) Little Heroes 2 (2000) Little Heroes 3 (2002), a.k.a. Les Petits héros III (Canada: French title: TV title), a.k.a. Top Dogs: Little Heroes 3 (UK) Abe & Bruno (2006) (TV) Heart of Fear (2006) Forbidden Border (2009) I Love Your Moves (2012) The Big Goofy Secret of Hidden Pines (2013) Stepping High (2013)

As writer Illegal Entry: Formula for Fear (1993) (story)

As sound effects director Savage Harbor (1987) (sound effects editor) (credited as H. Charr), a.k.a. Death Feud (USA: new title), a.k.a. Raggedy Anne, a.k.a. Slammers (USA)

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1950, Iran
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Frequently asked questions

Who is Henri Charr?

Iranian-American film director

When was Henri Charr born?

Henri Charr was born in 1950 in Iran.

What is Henri Charr's occupation?

Henri Charr is a film director.

What nationality is Henri Charr?

Henri Charr is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Henri Charr

· Wikidata: Q5715373

· DBpedia: Henri Charr

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