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.
Cast
Ralph Fiennes
Self - Actor / Norman Darbyshire
Taghi Amirani
Self - Filmmaker
Farhad Diba
Self - Mossadegh's Nephew
Malcolm Byrne
Self - Researcher
Stephen Kinzer
Self - Writer
Walter Murch
Self - Film Editor
Ervand Abrahamian
Self - Writer
Alison Rooper
Self - End of Empire (1985) Researcher
David Owen
Self - Politician
Mark Anderson
Self - End of Empire (1985) Producer (voice)
Crew
Hai Le
Stunt Coordinator
Vicente Franco
Additional Photography
Abbas Kowsari
Additional Photography
Moslem Tehrani
Additional Photography
Ali Amirani
Additional Photography
Ben Richards
Additional Photography
Simon Fanthorpe
Additional Photography
Ines Sommer
Additional Photography
Mark James
Additional Photography
Keith Branch
Sound Recordist
Clips & Videos
Anna Smith with Walter Murch & Taghi Amirani
Paul Hirsch with Walter Murch
Chris Terrio with Walter Murch & Taghi Amirani
Michael Moore with R. Fiennes, W. Murch & T. Amirani
Errol Morris with Walter Murch and Taghi Amirani
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