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Der Schah und der Ayatollah

Der Schah und der Ayatollah

201953m
DocumentaryHistory

Status

Released

Release

2019

Runtime

53m

Storyline

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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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
53m
Nov 20, 2019
Languages
GermanPersian
Director
Holger Preuße
Production
neue artfilm
neue artfilm
WDR
WDR
SWR
SWR
Production Countries
Germany

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