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Coup 53 (2019)

09/01/2019 (US) Documentary, History 2h 1m

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Old secrets cast long shadows

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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.

Taghi Amirani

Director, Writer
Walter Murch

Writer

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Ralph Fiennes

Self - Actor / Norman Darbyshire
Taghi Amirani

Self - Filmmaker
Farhad Diba

Self - Mossadegh's Nephew
Malcolm Byrne

Self - Researcher
Stephen Kinzer

Self - Writer
Walter Murch

Self - Film Editor
Ervand Abrahamian

Self - Writer
Alison Rooper

Self - End of Empire (1985) Researcher
David Owen

Self - Politician
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A review by CitygalSF

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Written by CitygalSF on January 11, 2020

This important movie, over 4 years in the making, is even more pertinent today, with renewed tensions with Iran. Prodigious research underlies the revelation of British leadership in the coup that re-installed the Shah of Iran. The film provides evidence and context for subsequent events, without losing focus on the overthrow of a democratically elected leader to preserve British oil interests at Abadan. Currently making the rounds of the festival circuit, the producers are trying for a wide release as soon as possible. The persistence of the director and editing by Murch combine for a film t... read the rest.

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