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.
Paul Elston
Director
Caroline Catz
Narrator
Rory Cormac
Self
Richard J. Aldrich
Self
King George VI of the United Kingdom
Self (archive footage)
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran
Self (archive footage)
Mohammed Mossadegh
Self (archive footage)
Mehrdad Khonsari
Self - Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1972-1970)
Farrokh Negahdar
Self
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Self (archive footage)
Clement Attlee
Self (archive footage)
Ann Lambton
Self (archive footage)
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