Coup 53

09/01/2019

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2hrs 1min

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Documentary

,History

Old secrets cast long shadows

STORY

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 & CREW

    Cast

  • Ralph Fiennes
  • Taghi Amirani
  • Farhad Diba
  • Malcolm Byrne
  • Stephen Kinzer

    Directors

  • Giulia Cosentino
  • Martyn Pick
  • Fateme Ahmadi
  • Taghi Amirani

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Amirani Media

    Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

LANGUAGES

  • English
  • French
  • Persian

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