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A Party in Hell

A Party in Hell

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 4, 1956

Runtime

1h 51m

Genres

Horror, Comedy

User Score

50%

Original Title

شب‌نشینی در جهنم

Director

Mushegh Sarvari

Description

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!