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.
Director: Taghi Amirani
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Ralph Fiennes as Self - Actor / Norman Darbyshire |
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Taghi Amirani as Self - Filmmaker |
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Farhad Diba as Self - Mossadegh's Nephew |
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Malcolm Byrne as Self - Researcher |
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Stephen Kinzer as Self - Writer |
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Walter Murch as Self - Film Editor |
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Ervand Abrahamian as Self - Writer |
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Alison Rooper as Self - End of Empire (1985) Researcher |
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David Owen as Self - Politician |
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Mark Anderson as Self - End of Empire (1985) Producer (voice) |
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Humphry Trevelyan as Self - End of Empire (1985) Cameraman |
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Chris Morphet as Self - Cameraman |
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Rameza Mahsani as Self - Former Ferry Boat Captain |
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Adbolzahra Baghlani as Self - Former Gardener |
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Ghobad Fakhimi as Self - Former Oil Engineer |
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Nigel Hawkes as Self - Journalist (voice) |
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Stephen Dorril as Self - Writer |
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Hamid Ahmadi as Self - Researcher |
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Mousa Mehran as Self - Mossadegh's Former Bodyguard |
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Ardeshir Zahedi as Self - Former Politician |
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David Talbot as Self - Writer |
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Siavush Randjbar-Daemi as Self - Historian |
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Ahmad Djalili as Self - Photojournalist |
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Haj Habib as Self - Butcher |
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Abdolmajid Bayat as Self - Mossadegh's Grandson |
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Esmail Yazdi as Self - Mossadegh's Doctor |
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Andrew Goddard as Loyal Guard |
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Kane Morrell as Colonel Nassiri |
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Dwight D. Eisenhower as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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Winston Churchill as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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Richard Nixon as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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Mohammad Mosaddegh as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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Julian Amery as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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Kermit Roosevelt as Self - CIA Officer (archive footage) |
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Bernie Sanders as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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Frank Reynolds as Self - Anchorman (archive footage) |
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Peter Ramsbotham as Self - British Official (archive footage) |
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Donald Logan as Self - British Official (archive footage) |
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Henry Grady as Self - US Diplomat (archive footage) |
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Sam Falle as Self - British Official (archive footage) |
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Stephen Meade as Self - CIA Agent (archive footage) |
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Nasrollah Fatemi as Self - Iranian Diplomat (archive footage) |
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Peter Avery as Self - Teacher (archive footage) |
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Eric Drake as Self - Refinery Manager (archive footage) |
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Fouad Rouhani as Self - Legal Advisor (archive footage) |
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Frank Soskice as Self - UK Attorney General (archive footage) |
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Harry S. Truman as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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Basil Jackson as Self - Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. VP (archive footage) |
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Joe Addison as Self - Lawyer (archive footage) |
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Shapour Bakhtiar as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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Abolhassan Banisadr as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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Fazlollah Zahedi as Self - Army General (archive footage) |
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George Middleton as Self - British Official (archive footage) |
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George McGhee as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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Joseph McCarthy as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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John Foster Dulles as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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Richard Cottam as Self - CIA Officer (archive footage) |
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Fereydoun Azarnour as Self - Tudeh Militant (archive footage) |
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Ashraf Pahlavi as Self - Shah's Sister (archive footage) |
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Mehdi Homayouni as Self - Royal Guard / Tudeh Militant (archive footage) |
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Abol-Ghasem Kashani as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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Alireza Saheb as Self - Mossadegh's Aide (archive footage) |
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Nematollah Nassiri as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari as Self - Queen Consort (archive footage) |
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Amir Pishdad as Self - Medical Student (1953) (archive footage) |
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Abbas Aghelizadeh as Self - Tudeh Militant (archive footage) |
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Efraim Halevy as Self - Mossad Head (archive footage) |
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Jacobo Árbenz as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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Jimmy Carter as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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Ruhollah Khomeini as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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Donald Trump as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
| Crew | Hai Le | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Vicente Franco | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Abbas Kowsari | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Moslem Tehrani | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Ali Amirani | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Ben Richards | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Simon Fanthorpe | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Ines Sommer | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Mark James | Additional Photography |
| Sound | Keith Branch | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Julian Wilson | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Sean O'Neil | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Mehdi Hasani Bafrani | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Garrett McDonald | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Joseph Keppler | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Elijah Brown | Grip |
| Production | Emma Parsons | Production Manager |
| Production | Glynis Robertson | Production Manager |
| Crew | Gisela Evert | Post Production Supervisor |
| Editing | Paul Ensby | Colorist |
| Sound | Martin Jensen | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Jim Goddard | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Anna Wright | Foley Artist |
| Production | Salome Siavoshi | Researcher |
| Production | Giulia Cosentino | Researcher |
| Production | Declan Smith | Researcher |
| Production | Rosemary Rotondi | Researcher |
| Production | Hesam Eslami | Researcher |
| Editing | Paul Gardner | Archival Footage Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Martyn Pick | Animation Director |
| Sound | Robert Miller | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Fateme Ahmadi | Associate Producer |
| Production | Ali Amirani | Associate Producer |
| Production | Immy Humes | Associate Producer |
| Production | Gerry Ohrstrom | Executive Producer |
| Production | Neda Nobari | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jon Wilcox | Executive Producer |
| Production | Taghi Amirani | Producer |
| Crew | Ralph Fiennes | Thanks |
| Editing | Evelyn Franks | Associate Editor |
| Camera | Vince Knight | Director of Photography |
| Visual Effects | Sharon Pinsker | Lead Animator |
| Visual Effects | Ali Charmi | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Kelvin Johnson | Animation |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giulia Scrimieri | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ruhaniah Ahmed | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Jason Kelvin | Art Direction |
| Directing | Taghi Amirani | Director |
| Writing | Taghi Amirani | Writer |
| Writing | Walter Murch | Writer |
| Production | Paul Zaentz | Producer |
| Editing | Walter Murch | Editor |
| Camera | Taghi Amirani | Director of Photography |
| Production | Ahmad Kiarostami | Co-Producer |
| Production | Amir Amirani | Co-Producer |
| Camera | Chris Morphet | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Claudia Raschke | Director of Photography |