Directed by:
Hassan AminiCinematography:
Peter NorthallComposer:
Simon EugeneCast:
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (a.f.), Esmaeil Khataie, Ardeshir Zahedi, Sally Quinn, Abdolreza Ansari, Farah Pahlaví (a.f.), Prince Michael of Greece, Ali Ansari (more)Plots(1)
In 1971, the Shah of Iran, the self-proclaimed 'king of kings', celebrated 2,500 years of the Persian monarchy by throwing the greatest party in history. Money was no object - a lavish tent city, using 37km of silk, was erected in a specially created oasis. The world's top restaurant at the time, Maxim's, closed its doors for two weeks to cater the event, a five-course banquet served to over sixty of the world's kings, queens and presidents, and washed down with some of the rarest wines known to man. Over a decadent five-day period, guests were treated to a pageant of thousands of soldiers dressed in ancient Persian costume, a 'son et lumiere' at the foot of Darius the Great's temple, and the opening of the Azadi Tower in Tehran, designed to honour the Shah himself. Every party leaves a few hangovers. This one left a country reeling, never to recover. It crystallised the opposition, led by the Ayatollah Khomeini. More than any other event, this party marked the break between the king of kings and the people of Iran he reigned over. (BBC)
(more)Cast
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (a.f.)
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008) - a.f.
Ardeshir Zahedi
Iran
Sally Quinn
USA
Best movies:
Born Yesterday (1993)
Farah Pahlaví (a.f.)
Iran
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Prince Michael of Greece
Italy
Ali Ansari
Italy
Abolhassan Bani Sadr
Iran
Philip Mountbatten (a.f.)
Greece
Best movies:
Underground (1995) - a.f.
Swimming Upstream (2003) - a.f.
A Private Function (1984) - a.f.
Grace Kelly (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Rear Window (1954)
Dial M for Murder (1954)
The Country Girl (1954)
Nicolae Ceauşescu (a.f.)
Romania
Best movies:
Underground (1995) - a.f.
Nordrand (1999) - a.f.
Spiro Agnew (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
All the President's Men (1976) - a.f.
She Hate Me (2004) - a.f.
Shampoo (1975) - a.f.
Frederick IX of Denmark (a.f.)
Denmark