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Coup 53

Coup 53 (2019)

09/01/2019 (US)
02h 01m

Old secrets cast long shadows

Overview

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 Fiennes

Ralph Fiennes

Self - Actor / Norman Darbyshire

Taghi Amirani

Taghi Amirani

Self - Filmmaker

FD

Farhad Diba

Self - Mossadegh's Nephew

MB

Malcolm Byrne

Self - Researcher

SK

Stephen Kinzer

Self - Writer

Walter Murch

Walter Murch

Self - Film Editor

EA

Ervand Abrahamian

Self - Writer

AR

Alison Rooper

Self - End of Empire (1985) Researcher

David Owen

David Owen

Self - Politician

Media

2021 Official Trailer
2019 Teaser Trailer
Anna Smith with Walter Murch & Taghi Amirani
Paul Hirsch with Walter Murch
Chris Terrio with Walter Murch & Taghi Amirani
Michael Moore with R. Fiennes, W. Murch & T. Amirani
Errol Morris with Walter Murch and Taghi Amirani

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