Der Schah und der Ayatollah

Name: Der Schah und der Ayatollah
Cast: Ruhollah Khomeini, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran, Bianca Devos, Amir Taheri, Abbas Milani

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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 & Crew

Director: Holger Preuße

Ruhollah Khomeini

as Self (archive footage)

Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran

as Self (archive footage)

Bianca Devos

as Self

Amir Taheri

as Self

Abbas Milani

as Self

Bahman Nirumand

as Self

Farah Pahlavi

as Self

Abolhassan Banisadr

as Self

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