Coup 53
Old secrets cast long shadows
8.0(14) 2019-09-01 121 minDocumentaryHistory
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.
Original Music ComposerRobert Miller
ProducerTaghi Amirani
AnimationKelvin Johnson
AnimationAli Charmi
DirectorTaghi Amirani
WriterTaghi Amirani
WriterWalter Murch
ProducerPaul Zaentz
Cast & characters
Ralph Fiennes
as Self - Actor / Norman Darbyshire
Taghi Amirani
as Self - Filmmaker
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Farhad Diba
as Self - Mossadegh's Nephew
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Malcolm Byrne
as Self - Researcher
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Stephen Kinzer
as Self - Writer
Walter Murch
as Self - Film Editor
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Ervand Abrahamian
as Self - Writer
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Alison Rooper
as Self - End of Empire (1985) Researcher
David Owen
as Self - Politician
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Mark Anderson
as Self - End of Empire (1985) Producer (voice)
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Humphry Trevelyan
as Self - End of Empire (1985) Cameraman
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Chris Morphet
as Self - Cameraman
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Rameza Mahsani
as Self - Former Ferry Boat Captain
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Adbolzahra Baghlani
as Self - Former Gardener
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Ghobad Fakhimi
as Self - Former Oil Engineer
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Nigel Hawkes
as Self - Journalist (voice)
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Stephen Dorril
as Self - Writer
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Hamid Ahmadi
as Self - Researcher
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Mousa Mehran
as Self - Mossadegh's Former Bodyguard
Ardeshir Zahedi
as Self - Former Politician
David Talbot
as Self - Writer
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Siavush Randjbar-Daemi
as Self - Historian
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Ahmad Djalili
as Self - Photojournalist
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Haj Habib
as Self - Butcher
