Hassan, the Bald

Overview

Inspired by Iranian folk tales and reputed as the first Iranian musical movie, the film follows the story of the lazybones congenitally bald Hassan who is tricked out of the house by his mother. Then he learns about Chelgis, a girl kidnapped and kept by an ogre in his enchanted garden. Smitten by her beauty, Hassan tries to find a way to save her. In a public bathroom, he encounters his doppelganger. The doppelganger promises to fulfill his wishes in return for a fraction of his life. But when fulfilled, his wishes do not emerge the same he envisioned…

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1970

Original language

Persian

Spoken languages

Persian

Countries

Iran

Production

Payam Cinematic Organization

Cast

Manoucher Ahmadi,Parviz Sayyad,Sirous Ebrahim Zadeh,Katayun Amir Ebrahimi,Vahab Noorizadeh,Yadollah Shirandami,Sorayya Beheshti,Hassan Raziani,Hamide Kheyrabadi,Hasan Khayat-Bashiand 1 more

Director

Ali Hatami

Writer

Ali Hatami

Producer

Ali Abbasi

Cinematography

Nosratollah Kani

Music

Babak Bayat

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0065817