Coup 53

Coup 53

2019
2h 1m
8.0

8.0/10

14 votes • View on IMDb

"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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Cast

Ralph Fiennes
Ralph Fiennes

Self - Actor / Norman Darbyshire

Taghi Amirani
Taghi Amirani

Self - Filmmaker

Farhad Diba
Farhad Diba

Self - Mossadegh's Nephew

Malcolm Byrne
Malcolm Byrne

Self - Researcher

Stephen Kinzer
Stephen Kinzer

Self - Writer

Walter Murch
Walter Murch

Self - Film Editor

Ervand Abrahamian
Ervand Abrahamian

Self - Writer

Alison Rooper
Alison Rooper

Self - End of Empire (1985) Researcher

David Owen
David Owen

Self - Politician

Mark Anderson
Mark Anderson

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

Humphry Trevelyan
Humphry Trevelyan

Self - End of Empire (1985) Cameraman

Chris Morphet
Chris Morphet

Self - Cameraman

Key Crew

Gerry Ohrstrom
Executive Producer
Taghi Amirani
Producer
Neda Nobari
Executive Producer
Jon Wilcox
Executive Producer
Paul Zaentz
Producer
Taghi Amirani
Writer
Taghi Amirani
Director
Walter Murch
Writer