Reza Shah Pahlavi

Birth : , Alasht, Iran

Death : 1944-07-26

History

Reza Shah Pahlavi (15 March 1878 – 26 July 1944) was an Iranian military officer, minister of war, prime minister, and first Shah of the House of Pahlavi of the Imperial State of Iran. He reigned from 15 December 1925 until he was forced to abdicate by the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran on 16 September 1941. Reza Shah introduced many social, economic, and political reforms during his reign, ultimately laying the foundation of the modern Iranian state. Therefore, he is regarded as the founder of modern Iran

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Reza Shah

Himself (archive footage)

The documentary "Reza Shah" begins with the rise of Reza Khan to power and looks at his reign from beginning to the end.

Opening of Trans-Iranian Railway

Official film of the opening ceremony of Trans-Iranian Railway with the presence of the Shah and government officials at Fawzia train station in Lorestan, where the north and south railways meet.

Coronation of Reza Shah Pahlavi of Persia

70-second-long footage of the coronation of Reza Shah Pahlavi in the Brilliant Hall of Golestan Palace on April 25th 1926 captured by Khan Baba Motazadei.

Iran, det nye Persien

Self

Documentary film about the final construction and inauguration of the Trans-Iranian Railway Company by the Battle of Saxony - a 1400 km stretch between the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf. The stretch through rugged and difficult-to-access terrain involved the construction of 250 bridges and 250 tunnels. Work began in 1933 and was completed 6 years later. This movie takes a view at the Iran in the path of modernization and focuses at the Railway construction project as part of the path and tells the story of how it had been done.