Der Schah und der Ayatollah

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Der Schah und der Ayatollah (2019)

Directed by Holger Preuße

Documentary, History · 53m

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.

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Cast

Ruhollah Khomeini Self (archive footage) Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi Self (archive footage)
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Bianca Devos Self
A
Amir Taheri Self
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Abbas Milani Self
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Bahman Nirumand Self Queen Farah Pahlavi Shahbanou Of Iran Self Abolhassan Banisadr Self
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Hans Friderichs Self

Crew

Director
Holger Preuße
Director of Photography
Sebastian Hattop
Editor
Ralf Streese

Details

Release date
2019-11-20
Runtime
53m
Genres
Documentary, History
Original language
DE
Spoken languages
German, Persian
Countries
Germany
Production
neue artfilm, WDR, SWR