Genres
Documentary , History , TV Movie
Duration
47 min
Director
Paul Elston
Rating
7.0
Release Date
June 13, 2020
The Queen and the Coup
Original title: The Queen and the Coup
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Planned by Britain’s MI6 and then executed by America’s C.I.A., the coup d’état which follows will destroy Iran’s last democracy, and relations between Iran and the West until the present day. Most shocking of all, the truth about Her Majesty’s role will be hidden from the Queen herself, and even the all-powerful Shah who will be used by Britain and American to replace Iran’s last democratic Prime Minister. The coup will lead to political upheaval all over the Middle East for decades to come, eventually resulting in the Islamic Revolution of 1979 which will end the reign of the Shah, and British and American influence in Iran, inspiring countless other Islamist revolutions around the world.
The Queen and the Coup cast
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Caroline Catz
Character:
Narrator
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Rory Cormac
Character:
Self
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Richard J. Aldrich
Character:
Self
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King George VI of the United Kingdom
Character:
Self (archive footage)
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Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran
Character:
Self (archive footage)
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Mohammed Mossadegh
Character:
Self (archive footage)
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Mehrdad Khonsari
Character:
Self - Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1972-1970)
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Farrokh Negahdar
Character:
Self
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Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Character:
Self (archive footage)
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Clement Attlee
Character:
Self (archive footage)
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Ann Lambton
Character:
Self (archive footage)
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Scott Lucas
Character:
Self
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Character:
Self (archive footage)
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Anthony Eden
Character:
Self (archive footage)
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John Foster Dulles
Character:
Self (archive footage)
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Fazlollah Zahedi
Character:
Self (archive footage)
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Ruhollah Khomeini
Character:
Self (archive footage)
