Coup 53
Old secrets cast long shadows
DocumentaryHistory
8.0
8.02h 1m
September 1, 2019
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.
Director
Taghi Amirani
Cast
Ralph Fiennes
Self - Actor / Norman Darbyshire
Taghi Amirani
Self - Filmmaker
F
Farhad Diba
Self - Mossadegh's Nephew
M
Malcolm Byrne
Self - Researcher
S
Stephen Kinzer
Self - Writer
Walter Murch
Self - Film Editor
E
Ervand Abrahamian
Self - Writer
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