Coup 53

2019

121 min

7.6

Ends at

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.

Budget

$0

Genre

Documentary, History

Director

Taghi Amirani

Country

United Kingdom

Cast & Crew

Ralph Fiennes

Taghi Amirani

Farhad Diba

Malcolm Byrne

Stephen Kinzer

Walter Murch

Ervand Abrahamian

Alison Rooper

David Owen

Mark Anderson

Movie Poster

Coup 53

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.

  • Ralph Fiennes

  • Taghi Amirani

  • Farhad Diba

  • Malcolm Byrne

  • We Recommend