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Der Schah und der Ayatollah

2019 · 53 min · Documentary · History

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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Holger Preuße — Director

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Ruhollah Khomeini portraitRuhollah KhomeiniSelf (archive footage)Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi portraitMohammad Reza Shah PahlaviSelf (archive footage)BBianca DevosSelfAAmir TaheriSelfAAbbas MilaniSelfBBahman NirumandSelfQueen Farah Pahlavi Shahbanou Of Iran portraitQueen Farah Pahlavi Shahbanou Of IranSelfAbolhassan Banisadr portraitAbolhassan BanisadrSelfHHans FriderichsSelf

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