Persian Realm

MON CINEMA: Ali Baba Goes to Town Starring Eddie Cantor (1937)

A Hillarious Scene with Eddie Cantor as Ali Baba disguised as a Women in a Harem and seduced by a Sultan who ignores it. Soon the Sultan finds Out but its Too late. ;0) >>>

Video of Shiraz University Uprising Last March

Demonstrations at Shiraz University last March showed students shouting slogans intensly and boldly challenging authorities.  

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pictory:David Frost and Shah of Iran

David Frost interviews Shah of Iran in his last Interview in Contadora, Panama, shortly before his death in exile. (see OscarBound Nixon / Frost Movie) 

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OSCAR BOUND:Frost / Nixon Trailer to Ron Howard's Political Drama

Ron Howard's Latest Movie about the famous interview session between President Richard NIXON and British Journalist David FROST amidst the WATERGATE Scandal. >>>

Nostalgia : Remember Your Elephant Shoes ?

Advertisement for Elephant Shoes. 1970's >>>

pictory: Shahbanou Farah visits China's Great Wall (1970's)

State Visit to China early 1970's. Shahbanou Farah and Prime Minister Hoveyda visit China's Great Wall followed by Chinese dignitaries.

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pictory: Shah, Farah, Ali Reza and Leila Ski Chalet Switzerland (1974)

Royal Parents take youngest children little Prince Ali Reza and Princess Leila for a Walk in the Snow. >>>

Shiraz Student Challenges Legitimacy of Larijani

Video shows An Iranian Student express hatred for Ahmadinejad and Regime and expresses anger towards Larijani while questioning his legitimacy>>>

pictory:(FOR REFERENDUM BASHERS) Women Punched in Face by Revolutionaries

Old Iranian Woman deemed anti Revolutionary punched in the face by revolutionaries and dragged into the street. (Photo by Abbas, Tehran 1979)  >>>

pictory: Reza Pahlavi and Jimmy Carter (1977)

Crown Prince of Iran Reza Pahlavi and US President Jimmy Carter, Oval Office Washington D.C. (circa 1977) >>>

ROYALTY: Princess Ashraf in Her Early Thirties (1950's)

The Shah's Twin Sister in her early years poses for an Official Portrait. >>>

MON CINEMA: Alexander The Great Starring Richard Burton (1956)

Forget Oliver Stone's terrible Alexander. Robert Rossen's 1956 Epic Film Starring Richard Burton in the title role is certainly the most accurate cinematic depiction of the Macedonian Conqueror to date.  >>>

MA MUSIQUE: The House of The Rising Sun (1964)

The British Rock Band, The Animals were So Many years ahead of their time. Enjoy their performance in this clip from the 1960's. >>>

pictory: Film of Soraya and Shah State Visit to Germany 1950's

German Documentary on State Visit to West Germany of Iran's Royal Couple. The Shah's first wife Soraya Bakhtiary Esfandiary was half German by her mother. (circa 1950's) >>>

Shohreh Aghdashloo on HOUSE OF SADDAM

HBO's new miniseries, House of Saddam, chronicles the life of the former Iraqi dictator. Actress Shohreh Aghdashloo, who plays Hussein's wife>>>