Since the days of Cyrus

The history of Iran as recorded in the country’s many historic buildings, monuments and ruins. 2500 year of Iranian history by John Julius Norwich. Narration by Philip Grant.

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Credits

producer/director

Darrol Blake

production company

BBC-TV

Unesco

Duration

00:27:03:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1971

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

009839

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

History → History

History → Iran - History

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1971

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