Coup 53

IMDb 8.0 2019 • 121 min • DocumentaryHistory

Director

Taghi Amirani

Country

GB

Plot 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.

Top Cast

Ralph Fiennes
Ralph Fiennes Self - Actor / Norman Darbyshire
Taghi Amirani
Taghi Amirani Self - Filmmaker
Farhad Diba
Farhad Diba Self - Mossadegh's Nephew
Malcolm Byrne
Malcolm Byrne Self - Researcher
Stephen Kinzer
Stephen Kinzer Self - Writer