Coup 53

Coup 53 (2019)

Released: 2019-09-01 Duration: 2hr 1min
Rating 7.6
Old secrets cast long shadows

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.

Production Companies

Amirani Media

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language en
Popularity 0.398

Directed By

Taghi Amirani

Crew

Additional Photography
Vicente Franco
Additional Photography
Ali Amirani
Post Production Supervisor
Gisela Evert
Additional Photography
Mark James
Sound Recordist
Julian Wilson
Production Manager
Emma Parsons
Additional Photography
Ines Sommer
Sound Recordist
Joseph Keppler
Sound Recordist
Keith Branch
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Martin Jensen
Sound Recordist
Garrett McDonald
Additional Photography
Moslem Tehrani
Stunt Coordinator
Hai Le
Production Manager
Glynis Robertson
Researcher
Giulia Cosentino
Additional Photography
Simon Fanthorpe
Sound Recordist
Sean O'Neil
Additional Photography
Abbas Kowsari
Additional Photography
Ben Richards
Sound Recordist
Mehdi Hasani Bafrani
Colorist
Paul Ensby
Sound Effects Editor
Jim Goddard
Researcher
Salome Siavoshi
Foley Artist
Anna Wright
Researcher
Declan Smith
Researcher
Rosemary Rotondi
Researcher
Hesam Eslami
Executive Producer
Gerry Ohrstrom
Original Music Composer
Robert Miller
Animation Director
Martyn Pick
Associate Producer
Immy Humes
Associate Producer
Fateme Ahmadi
Producer
Taghi Amirani
Archival Footage Coordinator
Paul Gardner
Executive Producer
Neda Nobari
Associate Producer
Ali Amirani
Executive Producer
Jon Wilcox
Associate Editor
Evelyn Franks
Director of Photography
Vince Knight
Makeup Artist
Ruhaniah Ahmed
Lead Animator
Sharon Pinsker
Animation
Ali Charmi
Animation
Kelvin Johnson
Costume Designer
Giulia Scrimieri
Art Direction
Jason Kelvin
Producer
Paul Zaentz
Editor
Walter Murch
Director of Photography
Taghi Amirani
Director
Taghi Amirani
Writer
Walter Murch
Co-Producer
Ahmad Kiarostami
Co-Producer
Amir Amirani
Director of Photography
Claudia Raschke
Director of Photography
Chris Morphet

TOP CAST

Ralph Fiennes
Ralph Fiennes

Self - Actor / Norman Darbyshire

Taghi Amirani
Taghi Amirani

Self - Filmmaker

Farhad Diba
Farhad Diba

Self - Mossadegh's Nephew

Malcolm Byrne
Malcolm Byrne

Self - Researcher

Stephen Kinzer
Stephen Kinzer

Self - Writer

Walter Murch
Walter Murch

Self - Film Editor

Ervand Abrahamian
Ervand Abrahamian

Self - Writer

Alison Rooper
Alison Rooper

Self - End of Empire (1985) Researcher

David Owen
David Owen

Self - Politician

Mark Anderson
Mark Anderson

Self - End of Empire (1985) Producer (voice)

Humphry Trevelyan
Humphry Trevelyan

Self - End of Empire (1985) Cameraman

Chris Morphet
Chris Morphet

Self - Cameraman

Rameza Mahsani
Rameza Mahsani

Self - Former Ferry Boat Captain

Adbolzahra Baghlani
Adbolzahra Baghlani

Self - Former Gardener

Ghobad Fakhimi
Ghobad Fakhimi

Self - Former Oil Engineer

Nigel Hawkes
Nigel Hawkes

Self - Journalist (voice)

Stephen Dorril
Stephen Dorril

Self - Writer

Hamid Ahmadi
Hamid Ahmadi

Self - Researcher

Mousa Mehran
Mousa Mehran

Self - Mossadegh's Former Bodyguard

Ardeshir Zahedi
Ardeshir Zahedi

Self - Former Politician

David Talbot
David Talbot

Self - Writer

Siavush Randjbar-Daemi
Siavush Randjbar-Daemi

Self - Historian

Ahmad Djalili
Ahmad Djalili

Self - Photojournalist

Haj Habib
Haj Habib

Self - Butcher

Abdolmajid Bayat
Abdolmajid Bayat

Self - Mossadegh's Grandson

Esmail Yazdi
Esmail Yazdi

Self - Mossadegh's Doctor

Andrew Goddard
Andrew Goddard

Loyal Guard

Kane Morrell
Kane Morrell

Colonel Nassiri

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Mohammad Mosaddegh
Mohammad Mosaddegh

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Julian Amery
Julian Amery

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Kermit Roosevelt
Kermit Roosevelt

Self - CIA Officer (archive footage)

Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Frank Reynolds
Frank Reynolds

Self - Anchorman (archive footage)

Peter Ramsbotham
Peter Ramsbotham

Self - British Official (archive footage)

Donald Logan
Donald Logan

Self - British Official (archive footage)

Henry Grady
Henry Grady

Self - US Diplomat (archive footage)

Sam Falle
Sam Falle

Self - British Official (archive footage)

Stephen Meade
Stephen Meade

Self - CIA Agent (archive footage)

Nasrollah Fatemi
Nasrollah Fatemi

Self - Iranian Diplomat (archive footage)

Peter Avery
Peter Avery

Self - Teacher (archive footage)

Eric Drake
Eric Drake

Self - Refinery Manager (archive footage)

Fouad Rouhani
Fouad Rouhani

Self - Legal Advisor (archive footage)

Frank Soskice
Frank Soskice

Self - UK Attorney General (archive footage)

Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Basil Jackson
Basil Jackson

Self - Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. VP (archive footage)

Joe Addison
Joe Addison

Self - Lawyer (archive footage)

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