Coup 53

Story

Synopsis

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

Writers

Walter Murch, Taghi Amirani

Language

English

Country

United Kingdom

Release date

1 September 2019

Ensemble

Cast

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  Ralph Fiennes

  Self - Actor / Norman Darbyshire

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  Taghi Amirani

  Self - Filmmaker

• Farhad Diba

  Self - Mossadegh's Nephew

• Malcolm Byrne

  Self - Researcher

• Stephen Kinzer

  Self - Writer

• 

  Walter Murch

  Self - Film Editor

• Ervand Abrahamian

  Self - Writer

• Alison Rooper

  Self - End of Empire (1985) Researcher

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  David Owen

  Self - Politician

• Mark Anderson

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

• Humphry Trevelyan

  Self - End of Empire (1985) Cameraman

• Chris Morphet

  Self - Cameraman