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The Queen and the Coup

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2020 | 47 min | Documentary, History

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Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for the curious and history buffs.
The mood
Eye-opening.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 47 min.
What might put you off
Nothing much for most grown-ups.

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.

How it earned its rating

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  • Reach & staying powerWeak

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

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Cast & crew

Directed by Paul Elston

  • Caroline CatzNarrator
  • Rory CormacSelf
  • Richard J. AldrichSelf
  • King George VI of the United KingdomSelf (archive footage)
  • Mohammad Reza Shah PahlaviSelf (archive footage)
  • Mohammed MossadeghSelf (archive footage)
  • Mehrdad KhonsariSelf - Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1972-1970)
  • Farrokh NegahdarSelf
  • Elizabeth II of the United KingdomSelf (archive footage)
  • Clement AttleeSelf (archive footage)