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Hezar Dastan

TV series198850 min / episode6.8/10 on TMDB

Directed by Ali Hatami

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Hezar-Dastan was an Iranian epic historical drama television series from 1987, developed and directed by Ali Hatami. Hezar Dastan is considered one of the most important and most influential works of art in the history of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting. The production of the show took almost 8 years, starting in 1979 and ending in 1987, during which Hatami established a large set to represent Tehran in both Qajar dynasty and World War II, retroactively creating Iran's first movie studio and backlot (named Ghazali Cinema Town). The show tells the story of Reza Khoshnevis (also known as Reza Tofangchi), and his life and entanglement with corruption in government, and trying to correct it using not conventional means. The story is split into two section and it features Iran during the turbulent times of the latter days of Qajar Dynasty and during the events of World War II and Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran.Read moreLess

Hezar-Dastan was an Iranian epic historical drama television series from 1987, developed and directed by Ali Hatami. Hezar Dastan is considered one of the most important and most influential works of art in the history of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting. The production of the show took almost 8 years, starting in 1979 and ending in 1987, during which Hatami established a large set to represent Tehran in both Qajar dynasty and World War II, retroactively creating Iran's first movie studio and backlot (named Ghazali Cinema Town). The show tells the story of Reza Khoshnevis (also known as Reza Tofangchi), and his life and entanglement with corruption in government, and trying to correct it using not conventional means. The story is split into two section and it features Iran during the turbulent times of the latter days of Qajar Dynasty and during the events of World War II and Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran.

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Hezar-Dastan was an Iranian epic historical drama television series from 1987, developed and directed by Ali Hatami. Hezar Dastan is considered one of the most important and most influential works of art in the history of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting. The production of the show took almost 8 years, starting in 1979 and ending in 1987, during which Hatami established a large set to represent Tehran in both Qajar dynasty and World War II, retroactively creating Iran's first movie studio and backlot (named Ghazali Cinema Town). The show tells the story of Reza Khoshnevis (also known as Reza Tofangchi), and his life and entanglement with corruption in government, and trying to correct it using not conventional means. The story is split into two section and it features Iran during the turbulent times of the latter days of Qajar Dynasty and during the events of World War II and Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran.

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Jamshid MashayekhiJamshid MashayekhiReza Khoshnevis (Tofangchi)
Ali NasirianAli NasirianAbolfath the Bookbinder
Ezzatollah EntezamiEzzatollah EntezamiKhan -e- Mozaffar (Hezardastan)
Mohammadali KeshavarzMohammadali KeshavarzShaban Ostadkhani a.k.a. Ostekhani
Davoud RashidiDavoud RashidiMoffatesh Shesh Angoshti
Jahangir ForouharJahangir ForouharBaqer Mirza / Head Waiter at Grand Hotel
Hosein GilHosein GilSeyyed Morteza
Jafar ValiJafar ValiHead of Shahrbani
Zari KhoshkamZari KhoshkamAmineh Aghdas
Leila HatamiLeila HatamiYoung Amineh Aghdas
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Ali Hatami
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Ali Hatami