A Party in Hell
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Haji Jabbar is a wealthy man, who is chided constantly by his family for avarice. Haji intends to marry off his daughter, Parvin, to a wealthy old man. He has no regard for the love existing between Parvin and her cousin. He does not care for his son, Hamid, who, due to negligence, is on the verge of a breakdown. In an elaborate fantasy sequence which makes up the last third of the film, Haji finds himself in hell, witness to all sorts of macabre and elaborate tortures and horrors. The film is noted for its elaborate set pieces which recall Méliès. There is even a sequence involving Hitler in hell!
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Cast
16 people
Ezzatollah Vosoogh
Haji Jabbar
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Ahmad
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Mehdi Missaghieh
Samuel Khachikian
Hossein Madani
Rufia
Haji Jabbar's Daughter
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Mushegh Sarvari
enayatollah famin
Parkhideh
Haji Jabbar's Wife
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Ali Zandi
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Samuel Khachikian Director · Mushegh Sarvari Director Hossein Madani Writer
First release October 22, 1957 · Produced in Iran · Original title شبنشینی در جهنم
Production
Badi' Studio
Production
Iran
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Languages
Original title
شبنشینی در جهنم
Original language
Persian
Spoken on screen
Persian
Release dates
Iran · October 22, 1957
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
November 1, 1990 · Nantes Festival of 3 Continents
Germany
July 1, 1958 · Berlin International Film Festival
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