Coup 53
2019 · ★ 7.9 · Dir. Taghi Amirani
Old secrets cast long shadows
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.
- Released
- 2019-09-01
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Language
- EN
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Ralph Fiennes
Self - Actor / Norman Darbyshire
Taghi Amirani
Self - Filmmaker
Farhad Diba
Self - Mossadegh's Nephew
Malcolm Byrne
Self - Researcher
Stephen Kinzer
Self - Writer
Hedayat Matine-Daftary
Self - Mossadegh's Grandson
Walter Murch
Self - Film Editor
Ervand Abrahamian
Self - Writer
Alison Rooper
Self - End of Empire (1985) Researcher
David Owen
Self - Politician
Mark Anderson
Self - End of Empire (1985) Producer (voice)
Humphrey Trevelyan
Self - End of Empire (1985) Cameraman
Keywords
Espionage1950sAnimated sceneFound footageGovernment conspiracyPolitical assassinationBritish colonialismNationalismCoup d'etatOil refineryHistorical figureCinema on cinemaHuman rightsTeheran (tehran), iranPolitical repressionDocudramaState crimesArchival footageIranian expatsNational identityGeopolitics
