| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Paul Elston | Crew | Directing | Director, Writer |
 Anthony Eden | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Caroline Catz | Cast | Actress | Narrator |
 Dwight D. Eisenhower | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 King George VI of the United Kingdom | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom | Cast | Actress | Self (archive footage) |
 Ruhollah Khomeini | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
John Foster Dulles | Cast | Self (archive footage) | |
Fazlollah Zahedi | Cast | Self (archive footage) | |
Scott Lucas | Cast | Self | |
Farrokh Negahdar | Cast | Self | |
Ann Lambton | Cast | Self (archive footage) | |
Richard J. Aldrich | Cast | Self | |
Rory Cormac | Cast | Self | |
Mehrdad Khonsari | Cast | Self - Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1972-1970) | |
Mohammed Mossadegh | Cast | Self (archive footage) | |
| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
