Der Schah und der Ayatollah

Overview

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.

Directed by Holger Preuße

Top cast

Ruhollah Khomeini

Self (archive footage)

Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi

Self (archive footage)

B

Bianca Devos

Self

A

Amir Taheri

Self

A

Abbas Milani

Self

B

Bahman Nirumand

Self

Queen Farah Pahlavi Shahbanou Of Iran

Self

Abolhassan Banisadr

Self

H

Hans Friderichs

Self

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