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.

Cast

Ruhollah Khomeini

Self (archive footage)

Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran

Self (archive footage)

Bianca Devos

Self

Amir Taheri

Self

Abbas Milani

Self

Bahman Nirumand

Self

Farah Pahlavi

Self

Abolhassan Banisadr

Self

Hans Friderichs

Self