Coup 53(2019)

“Old secrets cast long shadows”

September 1, 2019

2h 1m

Documentary History

IMDb7.8782

RT100%

Meta80/100

TMDB8.013

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.

Director

Taghi Amirani

Writers

Taghi Amirani, Walter Murch

Producers

Taghi Amirani, Paul Zaentz