The story of a famously lavish five-day party held by the Shah of Iran in 1971 to celebrate 2,500 years of Persian monarchy. The event was held at a specially constructed oasis surrounded by a city of tents and attended by 60 world leaders, who enjoyed a five-course banquet and a pageant featuring thousands of soldiers dressed in historical costume. However, the decadence on display had far-reaching consequences, breeding resentment of the Shah's regime among the Iranian people.

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Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran

Self (archive footage)

Prince Michael of Greece

Self

Abolhassan Banisadr

Self

Assadollah Alam

Self (archive footage)

Farah Pahlavi

Self (archive footage)

Ruhollah Khomeini

Self (archive footage)

Nikolai Podgorny

Self (archive footage)

Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia

Self (archive footage)

Imelda Marcos

Self (archive footage)

Suharto

Self (archive footage)

King Hussein of Jordan

Self (archive footage)

Spiro Agnew

Self (archive footage)