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

This documentary has been re-edited out 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. Watch the full documentary here: Since the 1960s filmmaker-couple Irmgard and Bengt von zur Mühlen have been producing and directing documentaries about history and the countries of this world. Many of the more than five hundred films from the CHRONOS-company received international recognition (e.g. two Oscar nominations). 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, Oct 26th 1967 1:42 3rd International Film Festival Tehran, Nov 24th 1973 2:03 Tehran, Nov-Dec 1973 2:13 Ruins of Persepolis 2:22 Celebration of the Persian Empire, Oct 12th-16th 1971 4:25 Imam Mosque - Esfahan, Nov 29th 1973 5:08 Tschehel Sotun - Esfahan,