Known For
Directing
Born
Aug 19, 1944
Died
Dec 07, 1996
Place of Birth
Tehran, Iran
Credits
19 titles
Ali Hatami
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Teacher without Master
Soutedel
himself (Archive Footage)
Once Upon a Time in Tehran
Director
A Season for Cinema: Myth and prototype in Iranian Cinema
self
Punishment Committe
Director
Love-Stricken
Director
Mother
Director
Hezar Dastan
Director
The Passage
Jafar Khan is back from the West
Director
Kamalolmolk
Costume Design
Hajji Washington
Writer
Desiderium
Writer
Sattar Khan
Production Design
Ghalandar
Director
The Suitor
Director
Baba Shamal
Director
The ring-necked dove
Director
Hassan, the Bald
Director