Basic Info
Release: September 01, 2019
Runtime: 121 min
Rating: ⭐ 8.0/10 (13 votes)
Status: Released
Videos
Anna Smith with Walter Murch & Taghi Amirani (YouTube)
Paul Hirsch with Walter Murch (YouTube)
Chris Terrio with Walter Murch & Taghi Amirani (YouTube)
Michael Moore with R. Fiennes, W. Murch & T. Amirani (YouTube)
Errol Morris with Walter Murch and Taghi Amirani (YouTube)
2021 Official Trailer (YouTube)
Coup 53
2019
121 min
⭐ 8.0/10
13 votes
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.
Genres
Documentary
History
Production Countries
- United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
- English en
- French fr
- Persian fa
Rent
Eventive
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
Crew
Jon Wilcox
Executive Producer
Neda Nobari
Executive Producer
Gerry Ohrstrom
Executive Producer
Taghi Amirani
Producer
Taghi Amirani
Director
Taghi Amirani
Writer
Walter Murch
Writer
Paul Zaentz
Producer
Backdrops
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