Coup 53 (2019)
Coup 53
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.
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Ralph Fiennes
as Self - Actor / Norman Darbyshire
as Self - Actor / Norman Darbyshire
Taghi Amirani
as Self - Filmmaker
as Self - Filmmaker
Farhad Diba
as Self - Mossadegh's Nephew
as Self - Mossadegh's Nephew
Malcolm Byrne
as Self - Researcher
as Self - Researcher
Stephen Kinzer
as Self - Writer
as Self - Writer
Walter Murch
as Self - Film Editor
as Self - Film Editor
Ervand Abrahamian
as Self - Writer
as Self - Writer
Alison Rooper
as Self - End of Empire (1985) Researcher
as Self - End of Empire (1985) Researcher
David Owen
as Self - Politician
as Self - Politician
Mark Anderson
as Self - End of Empire (1985) Producer (voice)
as Self - End of Empire (1985) Producer (voice)
Humphry Trevelyan
as Self - End of Empire (1985) Cameraman
as Self - End of Empire (1985) Cameraman
Chris Morphet
as Self - Cameraman
as Self - Cameraman
Rameza Mahsani
as Self - Former Ferry Boat Captain
as Self - Former Ferry Boat Captain
Adbolzahra Baghlani
as Self - Former Gardener
as Self - Former Gardener
Ghobad Fakhimi
as Self - Former Oil Engineer
as Self - Former Oil Engineer
Nigel Hawkes
as Self - Journalist (voice)
as Self - Journalist (voice)
Stephen Dorril
as Self - Writer
as Self - Writer
Hamid Ahmadi
as Self - Researcher
as Self - Researcher
Mousa Mehran
as Self - Mossadegh's Former Bodyguard
as Self - Mossadegh's Former Bodyguard
Ardeshir Zahedi
as Self - Former Politician
as Self - Former Politician
David Talbot
as Self - Writer
as Self - Writer
Siavush Randjbar-Daemi
as Self - Historian
as Self - Historian
Ahmad Djalili
as Self - Photojournalist
as Self - Photojournalist
Haj Habib
as Self - Butcher
as Self - Butcher
Abdolmajid Bayat
as Self - Mossadegh's Grandson
as Self - Mossadegh's Grandson
Esmail Yazdi
as Self - Mossadegh's Doctor
as Self - Mossadegh's Doctor
Andrew Goddard
as Loyal Guard
as Loyal Guard
Kane Morrell
as Colonel Nassiri
as Colonel Nassiri
Dwight D. Eisenhower
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Winston Churchill
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Richard Nixon
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Mohammad Mosaddegh
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Julian Amery
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Kermit Roosevelt
as Self - CIA Officer (archive footage)
as Self - CIA Officer (archive footage)
Bernie Sanders
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Frank Reynolds
as Self - Anchorman (archive footage)
as Self - Anchorman (archive footage)
Peter Ramsbotham
as Self - British Official (archive footage)
as Self - British Official (archive footage)
Donald Logan
as Self - British Official (archive footage)
as Self - British Official (archive footage)
Henry Grady
as Self - US Diplomat (archive footage)
as Self - US Diplomat (archive footage)
Sam Falle
as Self - British Official (archive footage)
as Self - British Official (archive footage)
Stephen Meade
as Self - CIA Agent (archive footage)
as Self - CIA Agent (archive footage)
Nasrollah Fatemi
as Self - Iranian Diplomat (archive footage)
as Self - Iranian Diplomat (archive footage)
Peter Avery
as Self - Teacher (archive footage)
as Self - Teacher (archive footage)
Eric Drake
as Self - Refinery Manager (archive footage)
as Self - Refinery Manager (archive footage)
Fouad Rouhani
as Self - Legal Advisor (archive footage)
as Self - Legal Advisor (archive footage)
Frank Soskice
as Self - UK Attorney General (archive footage)
as Self - UK Attorney General (archive footage)
Harry S. Truman
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Basil Jackson
as Self - Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. VP (archive footage)
as Self - Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. VP (archive footage)
Joe Addison
as Self - Lawyer (archive footage)
as Self - Lawyer (archive footage)
Shapour Bakhtiar
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Abolhassan Banisadr
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Fazlollah Zahedi
as Self - Army General (archive footage)
as Self - Army General (archive footage)
George Middleton
as Self - British Official (archive footage)
as Self - British Official (archive footage)
George McGhee
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Joseph McCarthy
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
John Foster Dulles
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Richard Cottam
as Self - CIA Officer (archive footage)
as Self - CIA Officer (archive footage)
Fereydoun Azarnour
as Self - Tudeh Militant (archive footage)
as Self - Tudeh Militant (archive footage)
Princess Ashraf Pahlavi of Iran
as Self - Shah's Sister (archive footage)
as Self - Shah's Sister (archive footage)
Mehdi Homayouni
as Self - Royal Guard / Tudeh Militant (archive footage)
as Self - Royal Guard / Tudeh Militant (archive footage)
Abol-Ghasem Kashani
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Alireza Saheb
as Self - Mossadegh's Aide (archive footage)
as Self - Mossadegh's Aide (archive footage)
Nematollah Nassiri
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari
as Self - Queen Consort (archive footage)
as Self - Queen Consort (archive footage)
Amir Pishdad
as Self - Medical Student (1953) (archive footage)
as Self - Medical Student (1953) (archive footage)
Abbas Aghelizadeh
as Self - Tudeh Militant (archive footage)
as Self - Tudeh Militant (archive footage)
Efraim Halevy
as Self - Mossad Head (archive footage)
as Self - Mossad Head (archive footage)
Jacobo Árbenz
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Jimmy Carter
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Ruhollah Khomeini
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Donald Trump
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
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Hai Le
Stunt Coordinator
Stunt Coordinator
Vicente Franco
Additional Photography
Additional Photography
Abbas Kowsari
Additional Photography
Additional Photography
Moslem Tehrani
Additional Photography
Additional Photography
Ali Amirani
Additional Photography
Additional Photography
Ben Richards
Additional Photography
Additional Photography
Simon Fanthorpe
Additional Photography
Additional Photography
Ines Sommer
Additional Photography
Additional Photography
Mark James
Additional Photography
Additional Photography
Keith Branch
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Julian Wilson
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Sean O'Neil
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Mehdi Hasani Bafrani
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Garrett McDonald
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Joseph Keppler
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Elijah Brown
Grip
Grip
Emma Parsons
Production Manager
Production Manager
Glynis Robertson
Production Manager
Production Manager
Gisela Evert
Post Production Supervisor
Post Production Supervisor
Paul Ensby
Colorist
Colorist
Martin Jensen
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jim Goddard
Sound Effects Editor
Sound Effects Editor
Anna Wright
Foley Artist
Foley Artist
Salome Siavoshi
Researcher
Researcher
Giulia Cosentino
Researcher
Researcher
Declan Smith
Researcher
Researcher
Rosemary Rotondi
Researcher
Researcher
Hesam Eslami
Researcher
Researcher
Paul Gardner
Archival Footage Coordinator
Archival Footage Coordinator
Martyn Pick
Animation Director
Animation Director
Robert Miller
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Fateme Ahmadi
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Ali Amirani
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Immy Humes
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Gerry Ohrstrom
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Neda Nobari
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Jon Wilcox
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Taghi Amirani
Producer
Producer
Ralph Fiennes
Thanks
Thanks
Evelyn Franks
Associate Editor
Associate Editor
Vince Knight
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Sharon Pinsker
Lead Animator
Lead Animator
Ali Charmi
Animation
Animation
Kelvin Johnson
Animation
Animation
Giulia Scrimieri
Costume Designer
Costume Designer
Ruhaniah Ahmed
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Jason Kelvin
Art Direction
Art Direction
Taghi Amirani
Director
Director
Taghi Amirani
Writer
Writer
Walter Murch
Writer
Writer
Paul Zaentz
Producer
Producer
Walter Murch
Editor
Editor
Taghi Amirani
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Ahmad Kiarostami
Co-Producer
Co-Producer
Amir Amirani
Co-Producer
Co-Producer
Chris Morphet
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Claudia Raschke
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
