Coup 53 (2019)

09/01/2019 (GB) • 2h 1m

Documentary, History

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.

Top Billed 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

David Owen

Self - Politician


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

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

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