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Coup 53

Old secrets cast long shadows

Not Rated Documentary History

Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Taghi Amirani, Farhad Diba, Malcolm Byrne, Stephen Kinzer

Writer: Taghi Amirani, Walter Murch

Release Date:
September 1, 2019
Ratings:
8.0 / 10
Director:
Taghi Amirani
Companies:
Amirani Media

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.