Coup 53
Old secrets cast long shadows
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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.
Production
Amirani Media
Language
EN
Status
Released
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Cast
Ralph Fiennes
Self - Actor / Norman Darbyshire
Taghi Amirani
Self - Filmmaker
Farhad Diba
Self - Mossadegh's Nephew
Malcolm Byrne
Self - Researcher
Stephen Kinzer
Self - Writer
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)
Humphry Trevelyan
Self - End of Empire (1985) Cameraman
Chris Morphet
Self - Cameraman
Rameza Mahsani
Self - Former Ferry Boat Captain
Adbolzahra Baghlani
Self - Former Gardener
Ghobad Fakhimi
Self - Former Oil Engineer
Nigel Hawkes
Self - Journalist (voice)
Stephen Dorril
Self - Writer
Hamid Ahmadi
Self - Researcher
Mousa Mehran
Self - Mossadegh's Former Bodyguard
Ardeshir Zahedi
Self - Former Politician
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