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Iran, the New Persia

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Calorie Rating: 65
Released: 1939-05-10
Running Time: 46 Minutes
Studios: Minerva Film,


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.

Director / Directors

Axel Lerche
Director

Tove Hebo
Director


Cast

Ebbe Neergaard
Character: Narrator
Karl Roos
Character: Narrator
Johannes G. Sørensen
Character: Narrator

Reza Shah Pahlavi
Character: Self


Production and Crew


Kai Rosenberg
Original Music Composer
Axel Lerche
Producer