Coup 53

Coup 53

2019
2h 1m
8.0
DocumentaryHistory

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 Cast

Ralph Fiennes

Ralph Fiennes

Self - Actor / Norman Darbyshire

Taghi Amirani

Taghi Amirani

Self - Filmmaker

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Farhad Diba

Self - Mossadegh's Nephew

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Malcolm Byrne

Self - Researcher

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Stephen Kinzer

Self - Writer

Walter Murch

Walter Murch

Self - Film Editor

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Ervand Abrahamian

Self - Writer

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Alison Rooper

Self - End of Empire (1985) Researcher

David Owen

David Owen

Self - Politician

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Mark Anderson

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