Der Schah und der Ayatollah

11/20/2019

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0hr 53min

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Documentary

,History

STORY

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 & CREW

    Cast

  • Ruhollah Khomeini
  • Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran

    Director

  • Holger Preuße

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • neue artfilm
  • WDR
  • SWR

    Production Countries

  • Germany

LANGUAGES

  • German
  • Persian