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Before the revolution /

A documentary thriller describing the last days of the Israeli community in Tehran, on the eve of the Islamic Revolution in 1979. The director, whose family was in Tehran at the time, uses rare archive materials to illustrate how thousands of Israelis, who enjoyed unusual affinity with the Shah'...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Heymann Brothers Films
Other Authors: Shadur, Dan (Director), Heymann, Barak (Producer)
Format: Video DVD
Language:Hebrew
Language Notes:Hebrew soundtrack; with English subtitles.
Published: [Tel-Aviv, Israel] : Heymann Brothers Films, [2013]
Subjects:
Israel. > Shagrirut (Iran) > History > 20th century.
Iran > History > Revolution, 1979.
Israelis > Iran > Tehran.
Israel > Foreign relations > Iran > History.
Iran > Foreign relations > Israel > History.
Iran. > Sāzmān-i Iṭṭilāʻāt va Amnīyat-i Kishvar.
Intelligence service > Israel.
Documentary films.
Biographical films.
Nonfiction films.
Motion pictures, Israeli.
Foreign films.
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Summary:A documentary thriller describing the last days of the Israeli community in Tehran, on the eve of the Islamic Revolution in 1979. The director, whose family was in Tehran at the time, uses rare archive materials to illustrate how thousands of Israelis, who enjoyed unusual affinity with the Shah's regime, wake up one morning to find their paradise vanished.
Item Description:Originally released as a documentary in 2013.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC; all regions; 16/9 anamorphic widescreen; stereo sound.
Production Credits:Cinematography, Itay Marom, Itai Neeman; editing, Nili Feller; music, Ishai Adar.