Coup 53
“Old secrets cast long shadows”
7.8
2019
2h 1m
DocumentaryHistory
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.
Key Crew
Director
Taghi Amirani
Producers
Taghi Amirani
Paul Zaentz
Writers
Taghi Amirani
Walter Murch
Cinematography
Vince Knight
Music
Robert Miller
Cast (72)
Ralph Fiennes
Self - Actor / Norman Darbyshire
Taghi Amirani
Self - Filmmaker
