Coup 53

Coup 53

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.

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2019

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Cast

Ralph Fiennes

Ralph Fiennes

As Self - Actor / Norman Darbyshire

Taghi Amirani

Taghi Amirani

As Self - Filmmaker

Farhad Diba

Farhad Diba

As Self - Mossadegh's Nephew

Malcolm Byrne

Malcolm Byrne

As Self - Researcher

Stephen Kinzer

Stephen Kinzer

As Self - Writer

Walter Murch

Walter Murch

As Self - Film Editor

Ervand Abrahamian

Ervand Abrahamian

As Self - Writer

Alison Rooper

Alison Rooper

As Self - End of Empire (1985) Researcher

David Owen

David Owen

As Self - Politician

Mark Anderson

Mark Anderson

As Self - End of Empire (1985) Producer (voice)

Humphry Trevelyan

Humphry Trevelyan

As Self - End of Empire (1985) Cameraman

Chris Morphet

Chris Morphet

As Self - Cameraman

Rameza Mahsani

Rameza Mahsani

As Self - Former Ferry Boat Captain

Adbolzahra Baghlani

Adbolzahra Baghlani

As Self - Former Gardener

Ghobad Fakhimi

Ghobad Fakhimi

As Self - Former Oil Engineer

Nigel Hawkes

Nigel Hawkes

As Self - Journalist (voice)

Stephen Dorril

Stephen Dorril

As Self - Writer

Hamid Ahmadi

Hamid Ahmadi

As Self - Researcher

Mousa Mehran

Mousa Mehran

As Self - Mossadegh's Former Bodyguard

Ardeshir Zahedi

Ardeshir Zahedi

As Self - Former Politician

David Talbot

David Talbot

As Self - Writer

Siavush Randjbar-Daemi

Siavush Randjbar-Daemi

As Self - Historian

Ahmad Djalili

Ahmad Djalili

As Self - Photojournalist

Haj Habib

Haj Habib

As Self - Butcher

Abdolmajid Bayat

Abdolmajid Bayat

As Self - Mossadegh's Grandson

Esmail Yazdi

Esmail Yazdi

As Self - Mossadegh's Doctor

Andrew Goddard

Andrew Goddard

As Loyal Guard

Kane Morrell

Kane Morrell

As Colonel Nassiri

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower

As Self - Politician (archive footage)

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill

As Self - Politician (archive footage)

Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

As Self - Politician (archive footage)

Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran

Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran

As Self - Politician (archive footage)

Mohammad Mosaddegh

Mohammad Mosaddegh

As Self - Politician (archive footage)

Julian Amery

Julian Amery

As Self - Politician (archive footage)

Kermit Roosevelt

Kermit Roosevelt

As Self - CIA Officer (archive footage)

Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders

As Self - Politician (archive footage)

Frank Reynolds

Frank Reynolds

As Self - Anchorman (archive footage)

Peter Ramsbotham

Peter Ramsbotham

As Self - British Official (archive footage)

Donald Logan

Donald Logan

As Self - British Official (archive footage)

Henry Grady

Henry Grady

As Self - US Diplomat (archive footage)

Sam Falle

Sam Falle

As Self - British Official (archive footage)

Stephen Meade

Stephen Meade

As Self - CIA Agent (archive footage)

Nasrollah Fatemi

Nasrollah Fatemi

As Self - Iranian Diplomat (archive footage)

Peter Avery

Peter Avery

As Self - Teacher (archive footage)

Eric Drake

Eric Drake

As Self - Refinery Manager (archive footage)

Fouad Rouhani

Fouad Rouhani

As Self - Legal Advisor (archive footage)

Frank Soskice

Frank Soskice

As Self - UK Attorney General (archive footage)

Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman

As Self - Politician (archive footage)

Basil Jackson

Basil Jackson

As Self - Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. VP (archive footage)

Joe Addison

Joe Addison

As Self - Lawyer (archive footage)

Shapour Bakhtiar

Shapour Bakhtiar

As Self - Politician (archive footage)

Abolhassan Banisadr

Abolhassan Banisadr

As Self - Politician (archive footage)

Fazlollah Zahedi

Fazlollah Zahedi

As Self - Army General (archive footage)

George Middleton

George Middleton

As Self - British Official (archive footage)

George McGhee

George McGhee

As Self - Politician (archive footage)

Joseph McCarthy

Joseph McCarthy

As Self - Politician (archive footage)

John Foster Dulles

John Foster Dulles

As Self - Politician (archive footage)

Richard Cottam

Richard Cottam

As Self - CIA Officer (archive footage)

Fereydoun Azarnour

Fereydoun Azarnour

As Self - Tudeh Militant (archive footage)

Princess Ashraf Pahlavi of Iran

Princess Ashraf Pahlavi of Iran

As Self - Shah's Sister (archive footage)

Mehdi Homayouni

Mehdi Homayouni

As Self - Royal Guard / Tudeh Militant (archive footage)

Abol-Ghasem Kashani

Abol-Ghasem Kashani

As Self - Politician (archive footage)

Alireza Saheb

Alireza Saheb

As Self - Mossadegh's Aide (archive footage)

Nematollah Nassiri

Nematollah Nassiri

As Self - Politician (archive footage)

Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari

Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari

As Self - Queen Consort (archive footage)

Amir Pishdad

Amir Pishdad

As Self - Medical Student (1953) (archive footage)

Abbas Aghelizadeh

Abbas Aghelizadeh

As Self - Tudeh Militant (archive footage)

Efraim Halevy

Efraim Halevy

As Self - Mossad Head (archive footage)

Jacobo Árbenz

Jacobo Árbenz

As Self - Politician (archive footage)

Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter

As Self - Politician (archive footage)

Ruhollah Khomeini

Ruhollah Khomeini

As Self - Politician (archive footage)

Donald Trump

Donald Trump

As Self - Politician (archive footage)

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