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Hezar Dastan

Hezar Dastan

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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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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Ended

Original Language

Persian

Runtime

mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

06 June 2025

Country

Iran

Cast

Jamshid Mashayekhi

Jamshid Mashayekhi

Reza Khoshnevis (Tofangchi)

Ali Nasirian

Ali Nasirian

Abolfath the Bookbinder

Ezzatollah Entezami

Ezzatollah Entezami

Khan -e- Mozaffar (Hezardastan)

Mohammadali Keshavarz

Mohammadali Keshavarz

Shaban Ostadkhani a.k.a. Ostekhani

Davoud Rashidi

Davoud Rashidi

Moffatesh Shesh Angoshti

Jahangir Forouhar

Jahangir Forouhar

Baqer Mirza / Head Waiter at Grand Hotel

Hosein Gil

Hosein Gil

Seyyed Morteza

Jafar Vali

Jafar Vali

Head of Shahrbani

Zahra Hatami

Zahra Hatami

Amineh Aghdas

Leila Hatami

Leila Hatami

Young Amineh Aghdas

Shahla Mirbakhtiar

Shahla Mirbakhtiar

Qamar Banoo

Mansoor Vala Magham

Mansoor Vala Magham

Grand Hotel's Manager

Parviz Pourhosseini

Parviz Pourhosseini

Matin -o- Saltane

Mohammad Motie

Mohammad Motie

Qolam Amme

Jamshid Layegh

Jamshid Layegh

Jafar Gholi Khan Neshat a.k.a. Uncle Neshat

Esmaeel Mehrabi

Esmaeel Mehrabi

Nasrollah Khorami

Rogheyeh Chehreh-Azad

Rogheyeh Chehreh-Azad

Qodsi, Khan -e- Mozaffar's maid

Minoo Abrishami

Minoo Abrishami

Jeiran

Ataollah Zahed

Ataollah Zahed

Seyyed Ebrahim Rohani

Esmail Mohammadi

Esmail Mohammadi

Ostad Bahar

Nematollah Gorji

Nematollah Gorji

Police Officer

Mohammad Varshochi

Mohammad Varshochi

Police Officer

Soroosh Khalili

Soroosh Khalili

Qazarian / Saqadar

Hooshang Beheshti

Hooshang Beheshti

Jalal ol-Molk

Esmaeel Payandeh

Esmaeel Payandeh

Esmaeel Khan

Mohammad Taghi Kahnemoui

Mohammad Taghi Kahnemoui

Mirza Hoda

Jahangir Almasi

Jahangir Almasi

Doctor Feiz

Saeed Amirsoleimani

Saeed Amirsoleimani

Moeer ol-Doleh

Manoochehr Azari

Manoochehr Azari

Grand Hotel's Doorman

Akbar Doudkar

Akbar Doudkar

The Pharmacist

Mahmoud Basiri

Mahmoud Basiri

The Dry Cleaner

Afsar Asadi

Afsar Asadi

The Princess

Mehri Vadadian

Mehri Vadadian

Esmaeel Khan's Wife

Farhang Mehrparvar

Farhang Mehrparvar

Dr. Khandan

Asghar Hemmat

Asghar Hemmat

Hassan

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