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The series ran 1 season across 16 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
5 audience votes
Seasons
| 1 | Season 1 | 16 ep1988 |
Key crew
- Ali HatamiDirector
- Ali HatamiWriter
Cast
- Jamshid MashayekhiReza Khoshnevis (Tofangchi)
- Ali NasirianAbolfath the Bookbinder
- Ezzatollah EntezamiKhan -e- Mozaffar (Hezardastan)
- Mohammadali KeshavarzShaban Ostadkhani a.k.a. Ostekhani
- Davoud RashidiMoffatesh Shesh Angoshti
- Jahangir ForouharBaqer Mirza / Head Waiter at Grand Hotel
- Hosein GilSeyyed Morteza
- Jafar ValiHead of Shahrbani
- Zari KhoshkamAmineh Aghdas
- Leila HatamiYoung Amineh Aghdas
- Shahla MirbakhtiarQamar Banoo
- Mansoor Vala MaghamGrand Hotel's Manager