Der Schah und der Ayatollah (2019)
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.
Director: Holger Preuße
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Ruhollah Khomeini as Self (archive footage) |
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Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran as Self (archive footage) |
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Bianca Devos as Self |
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Amir Taheri as Self |
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Abbas Milani as Self |
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Bahman Nirumand as Self |
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Farah Pahlavi as Self |
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Abolhassan Banisadr as Self |
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Hans Friderichs as Self |
| Camera | Sebastian Hattop | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Cornelius Rapp | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Directing | Holger Preuße | Director |
| Sound | Rolf Seidelmann | Music |
| Editing | Ralf Streese | Editor |