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Soraya

  • TV Movie
  • 2003
  • 3h 20m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
400
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Soraya (2003)
ItalianBiographyDrama

Biopic of Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari, the second wife of the late Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Shahanshah Aryamehr, who was overthrown in the 1979's Islamic Revolution.Biopic of Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari, the second wife of the late Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Shahanshah Aryamehr, who was overthrown in the 1979's Islamic Revolution.Biopic of Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari, the second wife of the late Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Shahanshah Aryamehr, who was overthrown in the 1979's Islamic Revolution.

  • Director
    • Lodovico Gasparini
  • Writers
    • Umberto Marino
    • Anna Samueli
    • Jacqueline Feather
  • Stars
    • Anna Valle
    • Erol Sander
    • Mathilda May
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    400
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Lodovico Gasparini
    • Writers
      • Umberto Marino
      • Anna Samueli
      • Jacqueline Feather
    • Stars
      • Anna Valle
      • Erol Sander
      • Mathilda May
    • 7User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast36

    Anna Valle
    Anna Valle
    • Soraya Esfandiari Bakhtiari
    Erol Sander
    Erol Sander
    • Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
    Mathilda May
    Mathilda May
    • Chams
    Stoyan Aleksiev
    • Représentant anglais
    Anton Alexander
    Anton Alexander
    • Kim Roosevelt
    Sergio Ammirata
    • Iranian ambassador
    Atanass Atanassov
    • Metteur
    Donka Avramova
    • Ami de Soraya
    Jonis Bashir
    • Militaire de l'ambassade
    • (as Jonis Bascir)
    Enzo Marino Bellanich
    • Gen. Zahedi
    Claude Brasseur
    Claude Brasseur
    • Mossadeq
    Renato Campese
    • Doctor
    Ian Danby
    • American ambassador
    Antonio Dechent
    Antonio Dechent
    • Kalil Esfandiari Bakhtiari
    Marius Donkin
    • Prime Minister Razmara
    Michail Elenov
    • Achmed
    Manol Gerushin
    • Airplane
    Luigi Grilli
    • Ambassadeur Russe
    • Director
      • Lodovico Gasparini
    • Writers
      • Umberto Marino
      • Anna Samueli
      • Jacqueline Feather
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews7

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      Architecture of mosques looks like Arabic, not Iranian.

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    Details

    • Release date
      • October 5, 2003 (Italy)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • Germany
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Soraja - shaahin valittu
    • Filming locations
      • Casablanca, Morocco
    • Production companies
      • EOS Entertainment
      • Lux Vide
      • Pampa Production
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 3h 20m(200 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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