Ali Hatami
Directing
- Born
- August 19, 1944 · Tehran, Iran
- Died
- December 7, 1996 (age 52)
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
Mother
December 31, 1990
Desiderium
November 24, 1977
Hajji Washington
February 1, 1983
The ring-necked dove
October 15, 1970
Kamalolmolk
November 9, 1984
Hassan, the Bald
January 1, 1970
Love-Stricken
April 1, 1992
Jafar Khan is back from the West
January 1, 1985
Baba Shamal
October 5, 1971
The Suitor
January 21, 1972
Sattar Khan
February 22, 1973
Punishment Committe
January 1, 1997
Behind the camera14
- 1999Once Upon a Time in Tehran Director, Writer
- 1997Punishment Committe Director, Writer
- 1992Love-Stricken Director, Writer, Producer
- 1990Mother Director, Writer
- 1985Jafar Khan is back from the West Director, Costume Design
- 1984Kamalolmolk Costume Design, Production Design, Director, Writer
- 1983Hajji Washington Writer, Director
- 1977Desiderium Writer, Director
- 1973Sattar Khan Production Design, Writer, Director
- 1972