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Coup 53

OLD SECRETS CAST LONG SHADOWS
8/10 2019 4K 121 min
Documentary • History

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.

Coup 53
Top 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)