Movie: The Queen and the Coup

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Caroline Catz
Caroline Catz

Narrator

Rory Cormac
Rory Cormac

Self

Richard J. Aldrich
Richard J. Aldrich

Self

King George VI of the United Kingdom
King George VI of the United Kingdom

Self (archive footage)

Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran

Self (archive footage)

Mohammed Mossadegh
Mohammed Mossadegh

Self (archive footage)

Mehrdad Khonsari
Mehrdad Khonsari

Self - Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1972-1970)

Farrokh Negahdar
Farrokh Negahdar

Self

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Self (archive footage)

Clement Attlee
Clement Attlee

Self (archive footage)

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    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.

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    2020-06-14

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