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.
Mother
Hassan, the Bald
Desiderium
Once Upon a Time in Tehran
Hajji Washington
Toughi
The Love-Stricken
The Suitor
Jafar Khan az farang bargashte
Kamalolmolk
Sattar Khan
The Teacher without Master
Baba Shamal
Punishment Committe
The Passage
Ghalandar
Soutedel
A Season for Cinema: Myth and prototype in Iranian Cinema
