Ali Hatami
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- August 19, 1944, Tehran, Iran
- Died
- December 7, 1996
- Movies
- 18
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2016 | The Teacher without Master | |
| 2012 | Soutedel | himself (Archive Footage) |
| 1998 | A Season for Cinema: Myth and prototype in Iranian Cinema | self |
| 1986 | The Passage |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1999 | Once Upon a Time in Tehran | Director, Writer |
| 1997 | Punishment Committe | Director, Writer |
| 1992 | Love-Stricken | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 1990 | Mother | Director, Writer |
| 1985 | Jafar Khan is back from the West | Director |
| 1984 | Kamalolmolk | Director, Writer |
| 1983 | Hajji Washington | Director, Writer |
| 1977 | Desiderium | Director, Writer |
| 1973 | Sattar Khan | Writer, Director |
| 1972 | Ghalandar | Director, Writer |
| 1972 | The Suitor | Director |
| 1971 | Baba Shamal | Director, Writer |
| 1970 | The ring-necked dove | Director, Writer |
| 1970 | Hassan, the Bald | Director, Writer |
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