Cinema Rex Fire

By David, Jason, and Emma Scardina

When did it Happen?
The burning of the
Rex Cinema
occured on August
19, 1978.
What Happened?
A cinema in Abagdan,
Iran was set ablaze
mysteriously.
 What happened? cont.
Four men:

- Locked doors

- Doused the cinema in gasoline

- Set it ablaze
Casualties
The fire was thought to have killed at least 420 Iranian
civilians.
Motives- The SAVAK

-Shah’s secret police were trying to catch a suspect

 The Shah
Protests and riots forced the Shah to flee

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

Who was Guilty?

-Shah replaced

-26 were put on trial

Hossein Takbalizadeh
-6 were publicly hanged
 Aftermath
Propaganda led the
public to believe the
Shah was
responsible
Aftermath Cont.

This propaganda
triggered the Iranian
Revolution