Basic Info
Release: May 10, 1939
Iran, the New Persia
1939
Overview
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.
Genres
Documentary
Production Countries
- Denmark
- Iran
Spoken Languages
- Danish da
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Cast
Ebbe Neergaard
Narrator
Karl Roos
Narrator
Johannes G. Sørensen
Narrator
Reza Shah Pahlavi
Self
Crew
Ingolf Boisen
Director
Theodor Christensen
Director
Axel Lerche
Director
Ingolf Boisen
Writer
Theodor Christensen
Writer
Axel Lerche
Writer
Axel Lerche
Producer
Tove Hebo
Director
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