Teheran (film)

Teheran is a 1946 British-Italian thriller film co-directed by Giacomo Gentilomo and William Freshman. It stars Derek Farr 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, Manning Whiley and Pamela Stirling.^[2] It was also released under the alternative titles Appointment in Persia and The Plot to Kill Roosevelt and Conspiracy in Teheran.^[3]

Teheran
British theatrical poster
Directed by	William Freshman Giacomo Gentilomo
Written by	Ákos Tolnay William Freshman Basil Mason A.R. Rawlinson
Produced by	John Stafford Ákos Tolnay
Starring	Derek Farr Marta Labarr
Cinematography	Ubaldo Arata (as U. Arata)
Edited by	Renzo Lucidi
Music by	Enzo Masetti
Distributed by	General Film Distributors (UK)
Release dates	3 October 1946 (1946-10-03) (Italy) 1947 (1947) (UK)
Running time	86 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom Italy
Language	English
Budget	£150,000[1]

It was shot at the Scalera Studios in Rome.^[4]

Plot

In 1943, Churchill, 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 as Pemberton Grant
• Marta Labarr as Natalie Trubetzin
• Manning Whiley as Paul Sherek
• Pamela Stirling as Haali
• Philip Ridgeway as Mr Razed
• John Warwick as Maor 'Mack' MacIntyre
• John Slater as Maor Sergei Soviesky
• MacDonald Parke as Major Wellman

Critical reception

The Radio Times called the film a "shambolic British thriller";^[5] TV Guide wrote, "Whiley's performance alone provides some semblance of acting, and the technical end is almost totally incompetent";^[6] but Allmovie wrote, "Even though the audience knows the outcome, there's thrills aplenty in The Plot to Kill Roosevelt."^[3]

See also

• Operation Long Jump

References

1. "JOHN WARWICK HOME". Warwick Daily News. No. 8742. Queensland, Australia. 11 August 1947. p. 2. Retrieved 8 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
2. "BFI film listing". Archived from the original on 13 February 2009. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
3. "Conspiracy in Teheran (1947) - William Freshman, Wiliiam Freshman | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
4. Steve Chibnall (2013) Rome, Open for British Production: The lost world of ‘Britalian’ films, 1946-1954, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, 33:2, 234-269, DOI: 10.1080/01439685.2013.798076
5. "Conspiracy in Teheran – review | cast and crew, movie star rating and where to watch film on TV and online". Radio Times.
6. "Conspiracy in Teheran". TVGuide.com.

External links

• Teheran at IMDb