Coup 53 - 2019

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.

121min
2019
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating7.9/10

Cast

Ralph Fiennes profile pictureRalph FiennesSelf - Actor / Norman Darbyshire
Taghi Amirani profile pictureTaghi AmiraniSelf - Filmmaker
Walter Murch profile pictureWalter MurchSelf - Film Editor
David Owen profile pictureDavid OwenSelf - Politician
Dwight D. Eisenhower profile pictureDwight D. EisenhowerSelf - Politician (archive footage)
Winston Churchill profile pictureWinston ChurchillSelf - Politician (archive footage)
Richard Nixon profile pictureRichard NixonSelf - Politician (archive footage)
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran profile pictureShah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of IranSelf - Politician (archive footage)
Mohammad Mosaddegh profile pictureMohammad MosaddeghSelf - Politician (archive footage)
Bernie Sanders profile pictureBernie SandersSelf - Politician (archive footage)
Frank Reynolds profile pictureFrank ReynoldsSelf - Anchorman (archive footage)
Harry S. Truman profile pictureHarry S. TrumanSelf - Politician (archive footage)
Joseph McCarthy profile pictureJoseph McCarthySelf - Politician (archive footage)
Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari profile pictureSoraya Esfandiary-BakhtiariSelf - Queen Consort (archive footage)
Jacobo Árbenz profile pictureJacobo ÁrbenzSelf - Politician (archive footage)
Jimmy Carter profile pictureJimmy CarterSelf - Politician (archive footage)
Ruhollah Khomeini profile pictureRuhollah KhomeiniSelf - Politician (archive footage)
Donald Trump profile pictureDonald TrumpSelf - Politician (archive footage)

About Coup 53

Coup 53 Overview

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.

Runtime: 121min

Extra details

Original Title: Coup 53
Original Language: English
Directed By: Taghi Amirani
Production Companies
Amirani Media