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Hassan, the Bald ()

Hasan Kachal (original title)
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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... See more »
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Hasan Kachal
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Chelgis (as Katayun)
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Hasan's Mother (as Nadereh)
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Poet
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Pahlevan
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Chinese Groomer (as Cyrus Ebrahimzadeh)
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Tavoos
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Vahab Noorizadeh ...
Soulmate of Hasan kachal / The seducer of Tavoos / The dancing salesman of fresh herbs at the bazaar

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Ali Hatami

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Ali Hatami ... ()

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Ali Abbasi ... producer

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Babak Bayat
Esfandiar Monfaredzadeh
Varuzhan

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Nosratollah Kani ... (as Nosratallah Kani)

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Hassan Pakzad

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Hassan Paknezhad

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Fereshteh Shafai

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Iraj Safdari ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Ali Abbassi ... producer

Sound Department

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Hossein Badihi ... sound recordist
Mirza Goodarzi ... sound recordist
Rubik Mansuri ... sound mixer

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Amir Naderi ... still photographer
Nariman Piram ... assistant camera

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Ahdieh Badiee ... playback singer (as Ahdieh)
Mahtab ... playback singer
Afshin Mograzi ... playback singer
Kooros Sarhangzadeh ... playback singer
Soosan ... playback singer

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Plot Summary

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... Written by Ramin S. Khanjani

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Also Known As
  • Hassan, the Bald (World-wide, English title)
  • Hassan, the Bald (United States)
  • Hassan, the Bald (United Kingdom)
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  • 106 min
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Trivia It is reputed to be first Iranian musical movie. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses (2016). See more »
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