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.
Director and cast
- Ali Hatami Director
- Ezzatollah Entezami as Hajji Hossein-Gholi Noori
- Richard Harrison as President Andrew Johnson / Grover Cleveland
- Ransel Cass as Native Indian Chief
- Mario Donatone Cast
- Ludovico Della Jojo as Mirza Mahmood
- Mario Diano as American Secretary of State
- Mehri Vadadian as Hajji's Wife
- Esmail Mohammadi as Peep Show Man
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