Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, speaks about the economic system of Iran. An English dubbing translates the Shah’s comments. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi speaks how Iran has adopted a capitalist system (defined as “if you accept what is not communist is capitalist”) despite every natural and industrial resources of the country is nationalized. The Shah added that almost half of companies in Iran have opened their accounts to the public.
Flare stacks at an oil refinery in Iran. Map of the world showing oil supply routes and locations written in French. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, speaks about the role of the Imperial Iranian Navy in helping Iran’s independent oil policy and how oil production contributes to the economic and social development of Iran. An English dubbing translates the Shah’s comments. The Shah speaks in French. Smokestacks, pipes, pumps, and other infrastructure at an oil refinery. Gas flares on top of flare stack. An Iranian soldier stands beside an oil tank. Flare stacks are seen behind the soldier from a distance.
Rural life and healthcare in Iran. Women and children tend to livestock at a remote village in Iran. A girl milking a goat held by a boy. Goats relaxing in the sun. A man chases after his donkey in the street. Mud houses in Iranian village. A white Jeep arrives in a remote township hundred miles from Tehran. A doctor steps out of the Jeep. Iranian village women and children sit in waiting room of a clinic. A doctor and a nurse stand near the patients. Faces of mothers and children in Iran. A man consults a doctor during a medical appointment. The doctor examines the man’s chest with stethoscope.
View of downtown Tehran, Iran. Modernist skyscrapers, streets of Tehran are shown. An Iranian policeman directs car traffic. A man runs in the middle of a heavy traffic. Pedestrians cross the road. Iranian women wearing Western fashion such as jeans, miniskirts, and short dresses. An Iranian family walking together. Two women wearing short skirts talk to each other as they walk in the street. A driver gets distracted by women wearing short skirts on the street. He bumps his car into another vehicle in front of him. Two young Iranian boys weave a Persian rug with an artisan. Yarns hang over the loom. A boy weaves the rug by hand. An artisan creates a Persian miniature. Metalworkers create hand tooled metal plates in Iran. A young boy trains alongside two adult metal artisans. Artisans use tools to engrave into metal plates. Persian metal plates and vases on display.
A factory under construction in Iran as seen from a passing vehicle. Factory estates in the Iranian desert. View of the Hajiqabul–Astara–Abadan pipeline that supplies natural gas to the Soviet Union. The Esfahan Steel Company steelworks in Isfahan, Iran. Molten metal flowing into a ladle. Flames in furnace. Molten copper bubbling. A worker pulls out and inspects a copper sheet.
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, speaks about modernization and gender equality in Iran. An English dubbing translates the Shah’s comments. The Shah speaks in French. “Ours is a policy of participation embracing all men and women. It is our national effort, our national resurrection, carried out within the framework of very advanced social law.” Mohammad Reza Pahlavi said. The Shah speaks about the Iranian socio-economic system with confidence.