The Queen and the Coup (2020)

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 (17)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Caroline Catz

Narrator

R

Rory Cormac

Self

R

Richard J. Aldrich

Self

King George VI of the United Kingdom

Self (archive footage)

Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi

Self (archive footage)

M

Mohammed Mossadegh

Self (archive footage)

M

Mehrdad Khonsari

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

F

Farrokh Negahdar

Self

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Self (archive footage)

C

Clement Attlee

Self (archive footage)

A

Ann Lambton

Self (archive footage)

S

Scott Lucas

Self

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self (archive footage)

Anthony Eden

Self (archive footage)

J

John Foster Dulles

Self (archive footage)

F

Fazlollah Zahedi

Self (archive footage)

Ruhollah Khomeini

Self (archive footage)

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