Coup 53

Coup 53 (2019)

Old secrets cast long shadows

  • Genre: Documentary, History
  • Release Date: 2019-09-01
  • User Rating: 7.6/10 from 11 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 1min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Amirani Media
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Taghi Amirani
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Summary

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

    as Self - Actor / Norman Darbyshire

  • Taghi Amirani

    as Self - Filmmaker

  • Farhad Diba

    as Self - Mossadegh's Nephew

  • Malcolm Byrne

    as Self - Researcher

  • Stephen Kinzer

    as Self - Writer

  • Walter Murch

    as Self - Film Editor

  • Ervand Abrahamian

    as Self - Writer

  • Alison Rooper

    as Self - End of Empire (1985) Researcher

  • David Owen

    as Self - Politician

  • Mark Anderson

    as Self - End of Empire (1985) Producer (voice)

  • Humphry Trevelyan

    as Self - End of Empire (1985) Cameraman

  • Chris Morphet

    as Self - Cameraman

  • Rameza Mahsani

    as Self - Former Ferry Boat Captain

  • Adbolzahra Baghlani

    as Self - Former Gardener

  • Ghobad Fakhimi

    as Self - Former Oil Engineer

  • Nigel Hawkes

    as Self - Journalist (voice)

  • Stephen Dorril

    as Self - Writer

  • Hamid Ahmadi

    as Self - Researcher

  • Mousa Mehran

    as Self - Mossadegh's Former Bodyguard

  • Ardeshir Zahedi

    as Self - Former Politician

  • David Talbot

    as Self - Writer

  • Siavush Randjbar-Daemi

    as Self - Historian

  • Ahmad Djalili

    as Self - Photojournalist

  • Haj Habib

    as Self - Butcher

  • Abdolmajid Bayat

    as Self - Mossadegh's Grandson

  • Esmail Yazdi

    as Self - Mossadegh's Doctor

  • Andrew Goddard

    as Loyal Guard

  • Kane Morrell

    as Colonel Nassiri

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower

    as Self - Politician (archive footage)

  • Winston Churchill

    as Self - Politician (archive footage)

  • Richard Nixon

    as Self - Politician (archive footage)

  • Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran

    as Self - Politician (archive footage)

  • Mohammad Mosaddegh

    as Self - Politician (archive footage)

  • Julian Amery

    as Self - Politician (archive footage)

  • Kermit Roosevelt

    as Self - CIA Officer (archive footage)

  • Bernie Sanders

    as Self - Politician (archive footage)

  • Frank Reynolds

    as Self - Anchorman (archive footage)

  • Peter Ramsbotham

    as Self - British Official (archive footage)

  • Donald Logan

    as Self - British Official (archive footage)

  • Henry Grady

    as Self - US Diplomat (archive footage)

  • Sam Falle

    as Self - British Official (archive footage)

  • Stephen Meade

    as Self - CIA Agent (archive footage)

  • Nasrollah Fatemi

    as Self - Iranian Diplomat (archive footage)

  • Peter Avery

    as Self - Teacher (archive footage)

  • Eric Drake

    as Self - Refinery Manager (archive footage)

  • Fouad Rouhani

    as Self - Legal Advisor (archive footage)

  • Frank Soskice

    as Self - UK Attorney General (archive footage)

  • Harry S. Truman

    as Self - Politician (archive footage)

  • Basil Jackson

    as Self - Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. VP (archive footage)

  • Joe Addison

    as Self - Lawyer (archive footage)

  • Shapour Bakhtiar

    as Self - Politician (archive footage)

  • Abolhassan Banisadr

    as Self - Politician (archive footage)

  • Fazlollah Zahedi

    as Self - Army General (archive footage)

  • George Middleton

    as Self - British Official (archive footage)

  • George McGhee

    as Self - Politician (archive footage)

  • Joseph McCarthy

    as Self - Politician (archive footage)

  • John Foster Dulles

    as Self - Politician (archive footage)

  • Richard Cottam

    as Self - CIA Officer (archive footage)

  • Fereydoun Azarnour

    as Self - Tudeh Militant (archive footage)

  • Princess Ashraf Pahlavi of Iran

    as Self - Shah's Sister (archive footage)

  • Mehdi Homayouni

    as Self - Royal Guard / Tudeh Militant (archive footage)

  • Abol-Ghasem Kashani

    as Self - Politician (archive footage)

  • Alireza Saheb

    as Self - Mossadegh's Aide (archive footage)

  • Nematollah Nassiri

    as Self - Politician (archive footage)

  • Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari

    as Self - Queen Consort (archive footage)

  • Amir Pishdad

    as Self - Medical Student (1953) (archive footage)

  • Abbas Aghelizadeh

    as Self - Tudeh Militant (archive footage)

  • Efraim Halevy

    as Self - Mossad Head (archive footage)

  • Jacobo Árbenz

    as Self - Politician (archive footage)

  • Jimmy Carter

    as Self - Politician (archive footage)

  • Ruhollah Khomeini

    as Self - Politician (archive footage)

  • Donald Trump

    as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Camera Abbas Kowsari Additional Photography
Sound Mehdi Hasani Bafrani Sound Recordist
Camera Vicente Franco Additional Photography
Camera Ben Richards Additional Photography
Camera Moslem Tehrani Additional Photography
Sound Julian Wilson Sound Recordist
Camera Simon Fanthorpe Additional Photography
Production Giulia Cosentino Researcher
Sound Joseph Keppler Sound Recordist
Production Glynis Robertson Production Manager
Camera Ali Amirani Additional Photography
Sound Garrett McDonald Sound Recordist
Sound Anna Wright Foley Artist
Camera Mark James Additional Photography
Crew Hai Le Stunt Coordinator
Sound Keith Branch Sound Recordist
Sound Martin Jensen Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Jim Goddard Sound Effects Editor
Camera Ines Sommer Additional Photography
Production Hesam Eslami Researcher
Production Emma Parsons Production Manager
Editing Paul Ensby Colorist
Sound Sean O'Neil Sound Recordist
Camera Elijah Brown Grip
Production Declan Smith Researcher
Production Rosemary Rotondi Researcher
Crew Gisela Evert Post Production Supervisor
Production Salome Siavoshi Researcher
Editing Paul Gardner Archival Footage Coordinator
Visual Effects Martyn Pick Animation Director
Production Jon Wilcox Executive Producer
Production Ali Amirani Associate Producer
Production Neda Nobari Executive Producer
Production Fateme Ahmadi Associate Producer
Production Immy Humes Associate Producer
Production Gerry Ohrstrom Executive Producer
Sound Robert Miller Original Music Composer
Production Taghi Amirani Producer
Crew Ralph Fiennes Thanks
Editing Evelyn Franks Associate Editor
Camera Vince Knight Director of Photography
Visual Effects Kelvin Johnson Animation
Costume & Make-Up Giulia Scrimieri Costume Designer
Visual Effects Sharon Pinsker Lead Animator
Visual Effects Ali Charmi Animation
Costume & Make-Up Ruhaniah Ahmed Makeup Artist
Art Jason Kelvin Art Direction
Directing Taghi Amirani Director
Camera Taghi Amirani Director of Photography
Writing Taghi Amirani Writer
Editing Walter Murch Editor
Writing Walter Murch Writer
Production Paul Zaentz Producer
Production Ahmad Kiarostami Co-Producer
Camera Chris Morphet Director of Photography
Camera Claudia Raschke Director of Photography
Production Amir Amirani Co-Producer

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