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Coup 53

Coup 53

SEP 1, 2019 · 121 MIN · DIR. TAGHI AMIRANI

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.

Cast

  • Ralph Fiennes

    Ralph Fiennes

    Self - Actor / Norman Darbyshire

  • Taghi Amirani

    Taghi Amirani

    Self - Filmmaker

  • Farhad Diba

    Self - Mossadegh's Nephew

  • Malcolm Byrne

    Self - Researcher

  • Stephen Kinzer

    Self - Writer

  • Walter Murch

    Walter Murch

    Self - Film Editor

  • Ervand Abrahamian

    Self - Writer

  • Alison Rooper

    Self - End of Empire (1985) Researcher

  • David Owen

    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

Writer

Taghi Amirani

Writer

Walter Murch

Director of Photography

Vince Knight

Director of Photography

Taghi Amirani

Director of Photography

Claudia Raschke

Director of Photography

Chris Morphet

Editor

Walter Murch

Original Music Composer

Robert Miller

Producer

Taghi Amirani

Producer

Paul Zaentz

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