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Coup 53
Coup 53

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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

121 mins

Rating

7.962/10

Release Date

01 September 2019

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Ralph Fiennes

Ralph Fiennes

Self - Actor / Norman Darbyshire

Taghi Amirani

Taghi Amirani

Self - Filmmaker

Farhad Diba

Farhad Diba

Self - Mossadegh's Nephew

Malcolm Byrne

Malcolm Byrne

Self - Researcher

Stephen Kinzer

Stephen Kinzer

Self - Writer

Walter Murch

Walter Murch

Self - Film Editor

Ervand Abrahamian

Ervand Abrahamian

Self - Writer

Alison Rooper

Alison Rooper

Self - End of Empire (1985) Researcher

David Owen

David Owen

Self - Politician

Mark Anderson

Mark Anderson

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

Humphry Trevelyan

Humphry Trevelyan

Self - End of Empire (1985) Cameraman

Chris Morphet

Chris Morphet

Self - Cameraman

Rameza Mahsani

Rameza Mahsani

Self - Former Ferry Boat Captain

Adbolzahra Baghlani

Adbolzahra Baghlani

Self - Former Gardener

Ghobad Fakhimi

Ghobad Fakhimi

Self - Former Oil Engineer

Nigel Hawkes

Nigel Hawkes

Self - Journalist (voice)

Stephen Dorril

Stephen Dorril

Self - Writer

Hamid Ahmadi

Hamid Ahmadi

Self - Researcher

Mousa Mehran

Mousa Mehran

Self - Mossadegh's Former Bodyguard

Ardeshir Zahedi

Ardeshir Zahedi

Self - Former Politician

David Talbot

David Talbot

Self - Writer

Siavush Randjbar-Daemi

Siavush Randjbar-Daemi

Self - Historian

Ahmad Djalili

Ahmad Djalili

Self - Photojournalist

Haj Habib

Haj Habib

Self - Butcher

Abdolmajid Bayat

Abdolmajid Bayat

Self - Mossadegh's Grandson

Esmail Yazdi

Esmail Yazdi

Self - Mossadegh's Doctor

Andrew Goddard

Andrew Goddard

Loyal Guard

Kane Morrell

Kane Morrell

Colonel Nassiri

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran

Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Mohammad Mosaddegh

Mohammad Mosaddegh

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Julian Amery

Julian Amery

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Kermit Roosevelt

Kermit Roosevelt

Self - CIA Officer (archive footage)

Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Frank Reynolds

Frank Reynolds

Self - Anchorman (archive footage)

Peter Ramsbotham

Peter Ramsbotham

Self - British Official (archive footage)

Donald Logan

Donald Logan

Self - British Official (archive footage)

Henry Grady

Henry Grady

Self - US Diplomat (archive footage)

Sam Falle

Sam Falle

Self - British Official (archive footage)

Stephen Meade

Stephen Meade

Self - CIA Agent (archive footage)

Nasrollah Fatemi

Nasrollah Fatemi

Self - Iranian Diplomat (archive footage)

Peter Avery

Peter Avery

Self - Teacher (archive footage)

Eric Drake

Eric Drake

Self - Refinery Manager (archive footage)

Fouad Rouhani

Fouad Rouhani

Self - Legal Advisor (archive footage)

Frank Soskice

Frank Soskice

Self - UK Attorney General (archive footage)

Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Basil Jackson

Basil Jackson

Self - Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. VP (archive footage)

Joe Addison

Joe Addison

Self - Lawyer (archive footage)

Shapour Bakhtiar

Shapour Bakhtiar

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Abolhassan Banisadr

Abolhassan Banisadr

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Fazlollah Zahedi

Fazlollah Zahedi

Self - Army General (archive footage)

George Middleton

George Middleton

Self - British Official (archive footage)

George McGhee

George McGhee

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Joseph McCarthy

Joseph McCarthy

Self - Politician (archive footage)

John Foster Dulles

John Foster Dulles

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Richard Cottam

Richard Cottam

Self - CIA Officer (archive footage)

Fereydoun Azarnour

Fereydoun Azarnour

Self - Tudeh Militant (archive footage)

Princess Ashraf Pahlavi of Iran

Princess Ashraf Pahlavi of Iran

Self - Shah's Sister (archive footage)

Mehdi Homayouni

Mehdi Homayouni

Self - Royal Guard / Tudeh Militant (archive footage)

Abol-Ghasem Kashani

Abol-Ghasem Kashani

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Alireza Saheb

Alireza Saheb

Self - Mossadegh's Aide (archive footage)

Nematollah Nassiri

Nematollah Nassiri

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari

Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari

Self - Queen Consort (archive footage)

Amir Pishdad

Amir Pishdad

Self - Medical Student (1953) (archive footage)

Abbas Aghelizadeh

Abbas Aghelizadeh

Self - Tudeh Militant (archive footage)

Efraim Halevy

Efraim Halevy

Self - Mossad Head (archive footage)

Jacobo Árbenz

Jacobo Árbenz

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Ruhollah Khomeini

Ruhollah Khomeini

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Donald Trump

Donald Trump

Self - Politician (archive footage)

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