Der Schah und der Ayatollah

Holger Preuße
2019-11-20


8
53 min

In 1979, under the leadership of Ayatollah Khomeini, revolution broke out in Iran and overthrew Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. This event marks the end of a two and a half thousand year old monarchy. This documentary retraces the lives of these two enemies who clashed for more than thirty years, from the Shah's rise to power in the 1940s until his fall.

Cast

Name Character Team
Ruhollah Khomeini Self (archive footage) Unowned
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran Self (archive footage) Unowned
Bianca Devos Self Unowned
Amir Taheri Self Unowned
Abbas Milani Self Unowned
Bahman Nirumand Self Unowned
Farah Pahlavi Self Unowned
Abolhassan Banisadr Self Unowned
Hans Friderichs Self Unowned