Hajji Washington (1983)

5.6/10 100 min History Comedy Drama

Overview

Hajji Hossein-Gholi Noori (Haji Baba) goes to Washington D.C. as the first Iranian (Persian) ambassador to the United States of America. After he opens the embassy, he is unable to invite statesmen to visit him. Haji fires the embassy staff due to the inability of the Persian government to meet the embassy's needs. One night he is visited by President Grover Cleveland.

Cast

Ezzatollah Entezami

Hajji Hossein-Gholi Noori

Richard Harrison

President Andrew Johnson / Grover Cleveland

Mario Donatone

Ludovico Della Jojo

Mirza Mahmood

Mehri Vadadian

Hajji's Wife

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