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Ali Hatami
Tehran, Iran
Abbas Ali Hatami was born in Tehran, Iran in 1944. He graduated from the College of Dramatic Arts and began his professional career as a writer of short TV screenplays and also as…
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Abbas Ali Hatami was born in Tehran, Iran in 1944. He graduated from the College of Dramatic Arts and began his professional career as a writer of short TV screenplays and also as a playwright. Among his plays are: The Demon and the Bald Hassan, Adam and Eve, The Fisherman's Story, City of Oranges, Talisman and Silk. He began his professional film career in 1970 by writing and directing Hassan, the bald (1970). In the following years, he developed a personal style that was characterized by melodious dialogue, traditional Iranian ambiance created through architecture and set design. His last film, World Champion Takhti, remained unfinished because of his death in 1996 due to cancer.
Filmography
Movies and shows, newest first
- 2016
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2012
Soutedel
Movie himself (Archive Footage)
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1999
Once Upon a Time in Tehran
Movie Director
- 1998
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1997
Punishment Committe
Movie Director
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1992
Love-Stricken
Movie Director
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1990
Mother
Movie Director
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1988
Hezar Dastan
TV show Director
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1986
The Passage
Movie
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1985
Jafar Khan is back from the West
Movie Director
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1984
Kamalolmolk
Movie Production Design
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1983
Hajji Washington
Movie Director
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1977
Desiderium
Movie Director
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1973
Sattar Khan
Movie Writer
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1972
Ghalandar
Movie Director
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1972
The Suitor
Movie Director
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1971
Baba Shamal
Movie Director
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1970
The ring-necked dove
Movie Director
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1970
Hassan, the Bald
Movie Director
