Iran: The Hundred Year War (2009)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 32M

Director : Jean-Michel Vecchiet

Synopsis

What kind of world power is Iran becoming, and how will Western countries deal with it?

Actors

Abbas Abdi
Abbas Abdi
Himself
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Himself
Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden
Himself
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Himself
George W. Bush
George W. Bush
Himself
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
Himself
Charles Cogan
Charles Cogan
Himself
Richard Dalton
Richard Dalton
Himself
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Himself
Mohamed el Baradei
Mohamed el Baradei
Himself
Jean Francois-Poncet
Jean Francois-Poncet
Himself
Mohammad Sadegh Karazi
Mohammad Sadegh Karazi
Himself
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Himself
Mohammed Mossadegh
Mohammed Mossadegh
Himself
Shimon Peres
Shimon Peres
Himself
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Himself
Javier Solana
Javier Solana
Himself
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin
Himself
Samule Labarthe
Samule Labarthe
Narrator

Crews

Jean-Michel Vecchiet
Jean-Michel Vecchiet
Director
Jean-François Colosimo
Jean-François Colosimo
Writer

Trailers and other movies

IRAN, UNE PUISSANCE DÉVOILÉE
IRAN, THE HUNDRED YEARS' WAR - trailer

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