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Coup 53 (2019)

Old secrets cast long shadows

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.

Release: 2019-09-01
Runtime: 121 min
Rating: 8 / 10
Cast
Ralph Fiennes
Ralph Fiennes
Self - Actor / Norman Darbyshire
Taghi Amirani
Taghi Amirani
Self - Filmmaker
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Farhad Diba
Self - Mossadegh's Nephew
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Malcolm Byrne
Self - Researcher
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Stephen Kinzer
Self - Writer
Walter Murch
Walter Murch
Self - Film Editor
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Ervand Abrahamian
Self - Writer
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Alison Rooper
Self - End of Empire (1985) Researcher
David Owen
David Owen
Self - Politician
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Mark Anderson
Self - End of Empire (1985) Producer (voice)
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Humphry Trevelyan
Self - End of Empire (1985) Cameraman
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Chris Morphet
Self - Cameraman
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Rameza Mahsani
Self - Former Ferry Boat Captain
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Adbolzahra Baghlani
Self - Former Gardener
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Ghobad Fakhimi
Self - Former Oil Engineer
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Nigel Hawkes
Self - Journalist (voice)
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Stephen Dorril
Self - Writer
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Hamid Ahmadi
Self - Researcher