About Zackaria Hashemi
Born 1936. Zackaria Hashemi is an Iranian novelist, cinematographer, screenwriter, film director and actor.
Zakaria Hashemi (; born in 1936 in Rey, Tehran Province, Iran) is an Iranian actor and film director.
Early life Hashemi spent his childhood in southern Tehran.
Career He has acted in several films including The Night of the Hunchback, The Brick and the Mirror. He also directed some films, like The Gamble. In the film The Brick and the Mirror (dir. Ebrahim Golestan), Hashemi plays a taxi driver named Hashem who finds a baby in the back of his cab, left by a woman in a black chador (Forough Farrokhzad).
Filmography As actor: South of the City (1958) The Night of the Hunchback (1958) The Brick and the Mirror (1965) Diamond 33 (1966) Goodbye Friend (1971) Topoli (1972) Kaniz (1974) Sanjar (1976) Charlotte be bazarche miayad (1977) Tuti (1978) Hokm-e tir (1979) Paygah-e jahannami (1984) Rooted in Blood (1984)
As director: Knucklebones (1971) Zan-e bakere (1973) Tuti (1978)
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Who is Zackaria Hashemi?
Iranian novelist and film director
When was Zackaria Hashemi born?
Zackaria Hashemi was born in 1936 in Ray.
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Zackaria Hashemi is a novelist, cinematographer, screenwriter, film director and actor.
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Zackaria Hashemi is Iranian.
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