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Coup 53
“Old secrets cast long shadows”
8.0 / 10• 2019• 2h 1m•NR• English
DocumentaryHistory
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Ralph Fiennes
Self - Actor / Norman Darbyshire
Lead
Taghi Amirani
Self - Filmmaker
FD
Farhad Diba
Self - Mossadegh's Nephew
MB
Malcolm Byrne
Self - Researcher
SK
Stephen Kinzer
Self - Writer
Walter Murch
Self - Film Editor
EA
Ervand Abrahamian
Self - Writer
AR
Alison Rooper
Self - End of Empire (1985) Researcher
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Taghi Amirani's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Coup 53 is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
