Coup 53
- Documentary
- History
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
Farhad Diba
Self - Mossadegh's Nephew
- Malcolm Byrne
Malcolm Byrne
Self - Researcher
- Stephen Kinzer
Stephen Kinzer
Self - Writer
Walter Murch
Self - Film Editor
- Ervand Abrahamian
Ervand Abrahamian
Self - Writer
- Alison Rooper
Alison Rooper
Self - End of Empire (1985) Researcher
David Owen
Self - Politician
- Mark Anderson
Mark Anderson
Self - End of Empire (1985) Producer (voice)
- Humphry Trevelyan
Humphry Trevelyan
Self - End of Empire (1985) Cameraman
- Chris Morphet
Chris Morphet
Self - Cameraman
- Rameza Mahsani
Rameza Mahsani
Self - Former Ferry Boat Captain
- Adbolzahra Baghlani
Adbolzahra Baghlani
Self - Former Gardener
- Ghobad Fakhimi
Ghobad Fakhimi
Self - Former Oil Engineer
- Nigel Hawkes
Nigel Hawkes
Self - Journalist (voice)
- Stephen Dorril
Stephen Dorril
Self - Writer
- Hamid Ahmadi
Hamid Ahmadi
Self - Researcher
- Mousa Mehran
Mousa Mehran
Self - Mossadegh's Former Bodyguard
- Ardeshir Zahedi
Ardeshir Zahedi
Self - Former Politician
David Talbot
Self - Writer
- Siavush Randjbar-Daemi
Siavush Randjbar-Daemi
Self - Historian
- Ahmad Djalili
Ahmad Djalili
Self - Photojournalist
- Haj Habib
Haj Habib
Self - Butcher
- Abdolmajid Bayat
Abdolmajid Bayat
Self - Mossadegh's Grandson
- Esmail Yazdi
Esmail Yazdi
Self - Mossadegh's Doctor
- Andrew Goddard
Andrew Goddard
Loyal Guard
- Kane Morrell
Kane Morrell
Colonel Nassiri
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Winston Churchill
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Richard Nixon
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Mohammad Mosaddegh
Self - Politician (archive footage)
- Julian Amery
Julian Amery
Self - Politician (archive footage)
- Kermit Roosevelt
Kermit Roosevelt
Self - CIA Officer (archive footage)
Bernie Sanders
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Frank Reynolds
Self - Anchorman (archive footage)
- Peter Ramsbotham
Peter Ramsbotham
Self - British Official (archive footage)
- Donald Logan
Donald Logan
Self - British Official (archive footage)
- Henry Grady
Henry Grady
Self - US Diplomat (archive footage)
- Sam Falle
Sam Falle
Self - British Official (archive footage)
- Stephen Meade
Stephen Meade
Self - CIA Agent (archive footage)
- Nasrollah Fatemi
Nasrollah Fatemi
Self - Iranian Diplomat (archive footage)
- Peter Avery
Peter Avery
Self - Teacher (archive footage)
- Eric Drake
Eric Drake
Self - Refinery Manager (archive footage)
- Fouad Rouhani
Fouad Rouhani
Self - Legal Advisor (archive footage)
- Frank Soskice
Frank Soskice
Self - UK Attorney General (archive footage)
Harry S. Truman
Self - Politician (archive footage)
- Basil Jackson
Basil Jackson
Self - Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. VP (archive footage)
- Joe Addison
Joe Addison
Self - Lawyer (archive footage)
- Shapour Bakhtiar
Shapour Bakhtiar
Self - Politician (archive footage)
- Abolhassan Banisadr
Abolhassan Banisadr
Self - Politician (archive footage)
- Fazlollah Zahedi
Fazlollah Zahedi
Self - Army General (archive footage)
- George Middleton
George Middleton
Self - British Official (archive footage)
- George McGhee
George McGhee
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Joseph McCarthy
Self - Politician (archive footage)
- John Foster Dulles
John Foster Dulles
Self - Politician (archive footage)
- Richard Cottam
Richard Cottam
Self - CIA Officer (archive footage)
- Fereydoun Azarnour
Fereydoun Azarnour
Self - Tudeh Militant (archive footage)
- Princess Ashraf Pahlavi of Iran
Princess Ashraf Pahlavi of Iran
Self - Shah's Sister (archive footage)
- Mehdi Homayouni
Mehdi Homayouni
Self - Royal Guard / Tudeh Militant (archive footage)
- Abol-Ghasem Kashani
Abol-Ghasem Kashani
Self - Politician (archive footage)
- Alireza Saheb
Alireza Saheb
Self - Mossadegh's Aide (archive footage)
- Nematollah Nassiri
Nematollah Nassiri
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari
Self - Queen Consort (archive footage)
- Amir Pishdad
Amir Pishdad
Self - Medical Student (1953) (archive footage)
- Abbas Aghelizadeh
Abbas Aghelizadeh
Self - Tudeh Militant (archive footage)
- Efraim Halevy
Efraim Halevy
Self - Mossad Head (archive footage)
Jacobo Árbenz
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Jimmy Carter
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Ruhollah Khomeini
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Donald Trump
Self - Politician (archive footage)
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