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American Coup

11/09/2010

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1hr 38min

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History

,Documentary

STORY

AMERICAN COUP tells the story of the first coup ever carried out by the CIA - Iran, 1953. Explores the blowback from this seminal event, as well as the coup's lingering effects on the present US-Iranian relationship. Includes a segment on the 1979 Iranian Hostage Crisis and its relation to the 1953 coup. Concludes with a section on the recent Iranian presidential election. Contains interviews with noted Middle East experts and historians and prominent public figures such as Stephen Kinzer (author, All The Shah's Men), Prof. Ervand Abrahamian, Trita Parsi, Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, Ted Koppel and Rep. Ron Paul of Texas. With Iranian cinematography by James Longley.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Ervand Abrahamian
  • Ehsan Yarshater

    INFORMATION

      Production Companies

      Production Countries

    • Iran
    • United States of America

    LANGUAGES

      Cast

      Ervand Abrahamian

      Himself

      Ehsan Yarshater

      Himself

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