›

Popular Movies

›

Hajji Washington (1983)

1h 40m

Running Time

Hajji Washington (1983)

Name: Hajji Washington
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Released: 1983-02-01

1h 40m

Running Time

February 1, 1983
Release Date

External Links & Social Media

Network & Production Companies

Plot.

Hajji Hossein-Gholi Noori (Haji Baba) goes to Washington D.C. as the first Iranian (Persian) ambassador to the United States of America. After he opens the embassy, he is unable to invite statesmen to visit him. Haji fires the embassy staff due to the inability of the Persian government to meet the embassy's needs. One night he is visited by President Grover Cleveland.

Where to Watch.

No streaming offers found

Cast & Crew.

Ezzatollah Entezami

Hajji Hossein-Gholi Noori

Richard Harrison

President Andrew Johnson / Grover Cleveland

Ransel Cass

Native Indian Chief

Mario Donatone

Russel Case

Native Indian Chief

Ludovico Della Jojo

Mirza Mahmood

Mario Diano

American Secretary of State

Mehri Vadadian

Hajji's Wife

Esmail Mohammadi

Peep Show Man

Ali Hatami

Director / Writer

Ali Hatami

Director

Mehrdad Fakhimi

Director of Photography

Mohammad-Reza Lotfi

Music

Musa Afshar

Editor

Gianni Quaranta

Art Direction

Hassan Farsi

Costume Design

Otello Fava

Makeup Designer

Rubik Mansuri

Sound

Media.

Details.

Release Date
February 1, 1983

Original Name
حاجی واشنگتن

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 40m

Genres
Comedy Drama History

Last updated: 2024-09-21

This Movie Is About.

washington d.c.

president

ambassador

Wiki.

Hajji Washington (Persian: حاجی واشنگتن) is an Iranian comedy/drama film directed by Ali Hatami. The film is a fictionalized account of Iran's first ambassador to the United States, Hajji Washington.

Filmed in Italy (filling in for Washington, D.C.) and Ghazali Cinematic Mini-City in 1982, Hajji Washington was not publicly screened in Iran until 1998. The film's music is by the late Persian classical musician Mohammad Reza Lotfi.