Coup 53
Old secrets cast long shadows
8
14 votes
September 1, 2019
2h 1m
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.
Directed by
Where to watch
In United States
Rent
Cast
Ralph Fiennes
Self - Actor / Norman Darbyshire
Taghi Amirani
Self - FilmmakerFarhad Diba
Self - Mossadegh's NephewMalcolm Byrne
Self - ResearcherStephen Kinzer
Self - Writer
Walter Murch
Self - Film EditorErvand Abrahamian
Self - WriterAlison Rooper
Self - End of Empire (1985) Researcher
David Owen
Self - PoliticianMark Anderson
Self - End of Empire (1985) Producer (voice)Humphry Trevelyan
Self - End of Empire (1985) CameramanChris Morphet
Self - CameramanRameza Mahsani
Self - Former Ferry Boat CaptainAdbolzahra Baghlani
Self - Former GardenerGhobad Fakhimi
Self - Former Oil EngineerMore like this
Sidney
2022
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
2013
Room 237
2012
Cover-Up
2025
Inside Deep Throat
2005
S4: The Bob Lazar Story
2026
Voyeur
2017
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story
2025
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
1998
42 Up
1999
Ronaldo
2015
Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron
2017
Chaos: The Manson Murders
2025
JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass
2021
Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity
2021
For Sama
2019
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
2014
Atlantis Rising
2017
Birth of the Living Dead
2013
As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
2000