Coup 53

Documentary • History

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Coup 53
Coup 53
Unrated
9/1/20192h 1m

Premiere Release (US)

~ 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.

Director:

Taghi Amirani

Status:

Released

Language:

English

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Revenue:

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Key words:

  • espionage
  • cinema on cinema
  • nationalism
  • coup d'etat
  • teheran (tehran), iran
  • historical figure
  • animated scene
  • political assassination
  • docudrama
  • archive footage
  • oil refinery
  • government conspiracy
  • british colonialism
  • national identity
  • 1950s
  • political repression
  • geopolitics
  • state crimes
  • iranian expats
  • mohammad mosaddegh

Cast

Ralph Fiennes

Ralph Fiennes

~ as ~

Self - Actor / Norman Darbyshire

Taghi Amirani

Taghi Amirani

~ as ~

Self - Filmmaker

Farhad Diba

~ as ~

Self - Mossadegh's Nephew

Malcolm Byrne

~ as ~

Self - Researcher

Stephen Kinzer

~ as ~

Self - Writer

Walter Murch

Walter Murch

~ as ~

Self - Film Editor

Ervand Abrahamian

~ as ~

Self - Writer

Alison Rooper

~ as ~

Self - End of Empire (1985) Researcher

David Owen

David Owen

~ as ~

Self - Politician

Mark Anderson

~ as ~

Self - End of Empire (1985) Producer (voice)

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