The Queen and the Coup

Overview

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.

Directed by Paul Elston

Top cast

Caroline Catz

Narrator

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Rory Cormac

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Richard J. Aldrich

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King George VI of the United Kingdom

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Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi

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Mohammed Mossadegh

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Mehrdad Khonsari

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Farrokh Negahdar

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Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

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Clement Attlee

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Ann Lambton

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Scott Lucas

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Anthony Eden

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John Foster Dulles

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Fazlollah Zahedi

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Ruhollah Khomeini

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