| Hajji Washington | |
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| Directed by | Ali Hatami |
| Written by | Ali Hatami |
| Produced by | Ali Hatami |
| Starring | Ezzatolah Entezami Richard Harrison Mario Diano Mehri Vadadian Esmail Mohammadi |
| Cinematography | Mehrdad Fakhimi |
| Edited by | Musa Afshar |
| Music by | Mohammad Reza-Lotfi |
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Running time | 98 min. |
| Country | Iran |
| Language | Persian |
Hajji Washington (Persian: حاجی واشنگتن) is an Iranian comedy/drama film directed by Ali Hatami. The film is a fictionalized account of Iran's first ambassador to the United States, Hajji Washington. Filmed in Italy (filling in for Washington, D.C.) and Ghazali Cinematic Mini-City in 1982, Hajji Washington was not publicly screened in Iran until 1998.[1][failed verification] The film's music is by the late Persian classical musician Mohammad Reza Lotfi.[2]