The Queen and the Coup

Paul Elston
2020-06-14


7
47 min

Planned by Britain’s MI6 and then executed by America’s C.I.A., the coup d’état which follows will destroy Iran’s last democracy, and relations between Iran and the West until the present day. Most shocking of all, the truth about Her Majesty’s role will be hidden from the Queen herself, and even the all-powerful Shah who will be used by Britain and American to replace Iran’s last democratic Prime Minister. The coup will lead to political upheaval all over the Middle East for decades to come, eventually resulting in the Islamic Revolution of 1979 which will end the reign of the Shah, and British and American influence in Iran, inspiring countless other Islamist revolutions around the world.

Cast

Name Character Team
Caroline Catz Narrator Unowned
Rory Cormac Self Unowned
Richard J. Aldrich Self Unowned
King George VI of the United Kingdom Self (archive footage) Unowned
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran Self (archive footage) Unowned
Mohammed Mossadegh Self (archive footage) Unowned
Mehrdad Khonsari Self - Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1972-1970) Unowned
Farrokh Negahdar Self Unowned
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Self (archive footage) Unowned
Clement Attlee Self (archive footage) Unowned
Ann Lambton Self (archive footage) Unowned
Scott Lucas Self Unowned
Dwight D. Eisenhower Self (archive footage) Unowned
Anthony Eden Self (archive footage) Unowned
John Foster Dulles Self (archive footage) Unowned
Fazlollah Zahedi Self (archive footage) Unowned
Ruhollah Khomeini Self (archive footage) Unowned