Der Schah und der Ayatollah (2019)

Der Schah und der Ayatollah

2019

Documentary History

Synopsis

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.

Credits

Director

Holger Preuße

Cast

Ruhollah Khomeini as Self (archive footage)

Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran as Self (archive footage)

Crew

Sebastian Hattop (Director of Photography)

Ralf Streese (Editor)

Rolf Seidelmann (Music)

Cornelius Rapp (Sound Re-Recording Mixer)