Iran, the New Persia

Iran, the New Persia

46 mins | Documentary | May 10, 1939

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.

Iran, the New Persia

46 mins | Documentary | May 10, 1939

Iran, the New Persia
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.
Producers Minerva Film
Original title Iran, det nye Persien
Directors Tove Hebo, Axel Lerche, Ingolf Boisen, Theodor Christensen
Writers Axel Lerche, Ingolf Boisen, Theodor Christensen

Cast

Ebbe Neergaard

as Narrator

Karl Roos

as Narrator