The Queen and the Coup

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.

Cast

Caroline Catz

Caroline Catz

as Narrator

Rory Cormac

Rory Cormac

as Self

Richard J. Aldrich

Richard J. Aldrich

as Self

King George VI of the United Kingdom

King George VI of the United Kingdom

as Self (archive footage)

Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran

Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran

as Self (archive footage)

Mohammed Mossadegh

Mohammed Mossadegh

as Self (archive footage)

Mehrdad Khonsari

Mehrdad Khonsari

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

Farrokh Negahdar

Farrokh Negahdar

as Self

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

as Self (archive footage)

Clement Attlee

Clement Attlee

as Self (archive footage)

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