Persia before Khomeini - The history of Iran in 15 minutes of perfectly restored film material

This documentary has been re‑edited from CHRONOS‑documentaries "The Heirs of Cyrus the Great" (1974), "Politics of Oil" (1980) and super‑8 home movies by Irmgard and Bengt von zur Mühlen. Since the 1960s the filmmaker couple has produced and directed documentaries about history and the countries of the world, and more than five hundred films from the CHRONOS company have received international recognition, including two Oscar nominations. The film traces Iran’s history from 0:05 Tehran Mehrabad Airport, 0:28 Iran in 1974 – a dynamic state with a thriving capital, 1:09 Coronation of the Shahanshah (Mohammad Reza Pahlavi) and Farah, 1:42 3rd International Film Festival Tehran, 2:03 Tehran, 2:13 Ruins of Persepolis, 2:22 Celebration of the Persian Empire, 4:25 Imam Mosque – Esfahan, 5:08 Tschehel Sotun – Esfahan, 6:30 The Shah together with Sadat observing military maneuvers, 6:58 Persian coup d'état, 7:20 Overthrow of the Quarar Dynasty, 7:50 King of Afghanistan pays the first state visit to the newly born Iran, 7:56 State visit to Turkey with Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, 8:12 Crown Prince Mohammed Reza Wedding, 8:31 Declaration of the Atlantic Charter, 8:44 Operation Countenance, 9:00 Occupation by British and Russian troops, 9:46 Mohammad Reza Pahlavi becomes the new Shah, 9:54 Tehran in 1943, 10:02 Tehran Conference, 10:41 Last troops leave Iran, 10:45 Mohammad Reza Shah at the London Olympic Opening Ceremony in 1948, 10:54 First assassination attempt on the Shah, 11:06 Shah speech at the UN, 12:05 Iran Oil Nationalization Agreement, 12:19 Diplomat Averall Harriman, 12:48 US CIA Project Tpajax, 12:57 Iranian Coup d'état, 13:18 State visit to Germany, 13:37 Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary, 13:51 State visit to Britain, 13:59 Wedding with Farah Diba, 14:06 Birth of Cyrus Reza, 14:30 Iranian Revolution 1977-1979, 15:12 The Shah leaves for exile, Jan 16th 1979. All images have been scanned in high‑definition resolution and then restored with artificial intelligence software.