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Coup 53
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.
Key Crew
Producer: Taghi Amirani, Paul Zaentz
Director of Photography: Vince Knight, Taghi Amirani, Claudia Raschke, Chris Morphet
Writer: Taghi Amirani, Walter Murch
Director: Taghi Amirani
Top Cast
Ralph Fiennes
Self - Actor / Norman Darbyshire
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
Videos
2021 Official Trailer
2019 Teaser Trailer
