Movies

Hosted by Orson Welles, this documentary utilizes a grab bag of dramatized scenes, stock footage, TV news clips and interviews to ask: Did...

A film documenting the exorbitant 2,500-year celebration of the Persian Empire, held in October 1971, organized by Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and...

Documentary about monarchy and royal courts around the world.

A distinctive documentary that takes a look at the life of Shahbanoo Farah Pahlavi from childhood to the present day. Produced using dozens of rare...

Russia, China and Iran: three former empires are determined to take their revenge and reassert their power after centuries of humiliation. Since the...

The history of the Polygoon cinema newsreel is the recent history of The Netherlands and beyond, narrated by the distinctive voice of Philip...

The story of a young woman named Maria, who unexpectedly inherits a royal title and a castle after the death of her uncle, a king. Heavily reliant on...

On January 16, 1979, the then Shah of Iran, left Iran commencing what became a 19-month odyssey to exile in Egypt, Morocco, Bahamas, Mexico, US,...

A documentary on state terrorism of Islamic regime of Iran in Europe.

Tehran, Iran, August 19, 1953. A group of Iranian conspirators who, with the approval of the deposed tyrant Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, have conspired...

Depicts the royal houses of Europe (Norwegian, British, Belgian and Dutch) as well as Iran and the Principality of Monaco.

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...

The story of a famously lavish five-day party held by the Shah of Iran in 1971 to celebrate 2,500 years of Persian monarchy. The event was held at a...

This is the turbulent life story of Farah Diba Pahlavi, who became the first and only Empress in the history of Persia. The history and culture of...

A documentary view of the galas of Paris’s Palais Garnier in the 1950s and ’60s.

Deng Xiaoping's economic and political opening in China. Margaret Thatcher's extreme economic measures in the United Kingdom. Ayatollah Khomeini's...

Iran, January 16th, 1979. Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi flees after being overthrown. Ayatollah Khomeini returns to Tehran and proclaims the Islamic...

The documentary "Guest in Cairo," (The Shah's funeral ceremony) part of Manoto’s documentary series, delves into the final days of Mohammad...

"This film documents President Nixon's 1972 trips to the People's Republic of China, the Soviet Union, Iran, Poland, and Austria. Highlights include...