Teheran (also known as The Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Conspiracy in Teheran and Appointment in Persia ) is a 1946 British-Italian thriller film co-directed by Giacomo Gentilomo and William Freshman. and starring Derek Farr, Marta Labarr, Manning Whiley and Pamela Stirling. A British intelligence officer, discovers a plot to assassinate the President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt at the Tehran Conference during the Second World War.
It was shot at the Scalera Studios in Rome.
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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, whom he met before the outbreak of war, British journalist Pemberton Grant uncovers a deadly conspiracy. The plot, led by Paul Sherek, 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