Coup 53 (2019)
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.
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Ralph FiennesSelf - Actor / Norman Darbyshire
Taghi AmiraniSelf - FilmmakerFarhad DibaSelf - Mossadegh's NephewMalcolm ByrneSelf - ResearcherStephen KinzerSelf - WriterHedayat Matine-DaftarySelf - Mossadegh's Grandson
Walter MurchSelf - Film EditorErvand AbrahamianSelf - WriterAlison RooperSelf - End of Empire (1985) Researcher
David OwenSelf - PoliticianMark AndersonSelf - End of Empire (1985) Producer (voice)Humphrey TrevelyanSelf - End of Empire (1985) CameramanKeywords
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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.
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Coup 53 has a runtime of 121 minutes.
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