Flame of Persia (1971)
A film documenting the exorbitant 2,500-year celebration of the Persian Empire, held in October 1971, organized by Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and attended by leaders from around the world.
Director: Farrokh Golestan
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Orson Welles as Narrator |
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Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran as Self |
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Farah Pahlavi as Self |
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Judy Judefind Agnew as Self |
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Spiro Agnew as Self |
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Emir Isa bin Salman Al-Khalifa as Self |
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Assadollah Alam as Self |
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Jovanka Broz as Self |
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Elena Ceaușescu as Self |
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Nicolae Ceaușescu as Self |
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Jacques Chaban-Delmas as Self |
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Emilio Colombo as Self |
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Moktar Ould Daddah as Self |
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Juan Carlos I as Self |
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Maximilian von Fürstenberg as Self |
| Directing | Farrokh Golestan | Director |
| Writing | Basil Macdonald Hastings | Writer |
| Sound | Loris Tjeknavorian | Music |
| Camera | Farrokh Golestan | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Rouhollah Emami | Editor |
| Editing | Michel Tucner | Editor |