''Teheran'' is a 1946 British-Italian
thriller film co-directed by
Giacomo Gentilomo and
William Freshman
William Freshman (1 November 1902, in Sydney, Australia – 1980 in London, England) was an Australian-born actor, scriptwriter and director. He moved to England as a child and worked in the British film industry, writing over 20 screenplays an ...
. It stars
Derek Farr
Derrick Capel Farr (7 February 191221 March 1986) was an English actor who appeared regularly in British films and television from 1938 until his death in 1986. His more famous roles include Group Captain John Whitworth in '' The Dam Busters' ...
as Pemberton Grant, a British intelligence officer who discovers a plot to assassinate the President of the United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt at the
Tehran Conference during the
Second World War. It also featured
Marta Labarr
Marta Labarr (born Martha Eugénie Claquin; 4 June 1912 – 30 June 1999) was a French-American singer and actress who appeared in 11 British and French films, usually as a leading lady. Her final film was the 1946 thriller ''Tehran'', playing o ...
,
Manning Whiley
Manning Hedges Whiley (23 January 191529 January 1975) was a British actor.
Partial filmography
* ''Trunk Crime'' (1939) - Bentley
* '' The Four Just Men'' (1939) - (uncredited)
* '' Pack Up Your Troubles'' (1940) - Muller
* '' Contraband'' (19 ...
and Pamela Stirling. It was also released under the
alternative titles ''Appointment in Persia'' and ''The Plot to Kill Roosevelt'' and ''Conspiracy in Teheran''.
It was shot at the
Scalera Studios in
Rome.
Plot
In 1943,
Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and again from 1 ...
,
Stalin and
Roosevelt meet at the Tehran conference to agree plans for the Allied invasion of Europe. Whilst attempting to trace ballerina Natalie Trubetzin (Marta Labarr), who he met before the outbreak of war, British journalist Pemberton Grant (Derek Farr) uncovers a deadly conspiracy. The plot, led by Paul Sherek (Manning Whiley), involves international arms dealers, who can't afford to, and do not wish to have peace declared, and plan to blow up President Roosevelt during his visit.
Partial cast
*
Derek Farr
Derrick Capel Farr (7 February 191221 March 1986) was an English actor who appeared regularly in British films and television from 1938 until his death in 1986. His more famous roles include Group Captain John Whitworth in '' The Dam Busters' ...
as Pemberton Grant
*
Marta Labarr
Marta Labarr (born Martha Eugénie Claquin; 4 June 1912 – 30 June 1999) was a French-American singer and actress who appeared in 11 British and French films, usually as a leading lady. Her final film was the 1946 thriller ''Tehran'', playing o ...
as Natalie
*
Manning Whiley
Manning Hedges Whiley (23 January 191529 January 1975) was a British actor.
Partial filmography
* ''Trunk Crime'' (1939) - Bentley
* '' The Four Just Men'' (1939) - (uncredited)
* '' Pack Up Your Troubles'' (1940) - Muller
* '' Contraband'' (19 ...
as Paul Sherek
* Pamela Stirling as Haali
* Philip Ridgeway as Mr Razed
*
John Warwick
John McIntosh Beattie (4 January 1905 – 10 January 1972), known professionally as John Warwick, was an Australian actor, and television dramatist.
Early life
He was born John McIntosh Beattie (many sources give "Beattle") at Bellingen, New S ...
as Maor 'Mack' MacIntyre
*
John Slater John Slater may refer to:
Business and government
*John Slater (industrialist) (1776–1843), (American) father of John Fox Slater, brother and partner of Samuel Slater
*John Fox Slater (1815–1884), American philanthropist, son of John Slater ( ...
as Maor Sergei Soviesky
*
MacDonald Parke as Major Wellman
Critical reception
The ''
Radio Times
''Radio Times'' (currently styled as ''RadioTimes'') is a British weekly listings magazine devoted to television and radio programme schedules, with other features such as interviews, film reviews and lifestyle items. Founded in May 1923 by J ...
'' called the film a "shambolic British thriller"; ''
TV Guide'' wrote, "Whiley's performance alone provides some semblance of acting, and the technical end is almost totally incompetent";
but ''
Allmovie
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History
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'' wrote, "Even though the audience knows the outcome, there's thrills aplenty in The Plot to Kill Roosevelt."
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See also
* Operation Long Jump
Operation Long Jump (german: Unternehmen Weitsprung) was an alleged German plan to simultaneously assassinate Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, and Franklin Roosevelt, the "Big Three" Allied leaders, at the 1943 Tehran Conference during World War ...
References
External links
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1946 films
1940s thriller films
Films about assassinations
Films directed by Giacomo Gentilomo
Films set in Tehran
Films set in Rome
Films shot at Scalera Studios
World War II spy films
British black-and-white films
Italian black-and-white films
British thriller films
Films scored by Enzo Masetti
1940s English-language films
1940s British films
1940s Italian films
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