The Queen and the Coup

  • Rated 7.3 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 2020
  • 47m
  • Documentary
  • History

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.

Director
Paul Elston
Starring
Caroline Catz, Rory Cormac, Richard J. Aldrich, King George VI of the United Kingdom

Cast

  • Caroline Catz

    Caroline Catz

    Narrator

  • Rory Cormac

    Self

  • Richard J. Aldrich

    Self

  • King George VI of the United Kingdom

    King George VI of the United Kingdom

    Self (archive footage)

  • Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi

    Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi

    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

    Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

    Self (archive footage)

  • Clement Attlee

    Self (archive footage)

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