Coup 53 (2019)

  • NR
  • 09/01/2019 (US)
  • Documentary, History
  • 2h 1m

Old secrets cast long shadows

Overview

Tehran, Iran, August 19, 1953. A group of Iranian conspirators who, with the approval of the deposed tyrant Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, have conspired with agents of the British MI6 and the US CIA, manage to put an end to the democratic government led by Mohammad Mosaddegh, a dramatic event that will begin the tragic era of coups d'état that, orchestrated by the CIA, will take place, over the following decades, in dozens of countries around the world.

Taghi Amirani

Director, Writer

Walter Murch

Writer

Cast

Ralph Fiennes's headshot

Ralph Fiennes

Self - Actor / Norman Darbyshire
Taghi Amirani's headshot

Taghi Amirani

Self - Filmmaker
Farhad Diba's headshot

Farhad Diba

Self - Mossadegh's Nephew
Malcolm Byrne's headshot

Malcolm Byrne

Self - Researcher
Stephen Kinzer's headshot

Stephen Kinzer

Self - Writer
Walter Murch's headshot

Walter Murch

Self - Film Editor
Ervand Abrahamian's headshot

Ervand Abrahamian

Self - Writer
Alison Rooper's headshot

Alison Rooper

Self - End of Empire (1985) Researcher

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