Coup 53

About 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…

Coup 53 (2019) is a documentary history film directed by Taghi Amirani. Ralph Fiennes takes the lead as Self - Actor, Taghi Amirani as Self - Filmmaker, Farhad Diba as Self - Mossadegh's Nephew, and Malcolm Byrne as Self - Researcher.

It runs 121 minutes and was released in September 2019. Written by Taghi Amirani and Walter Murch.

Members will find archive footage, espionage, historical figure, and docudrama in it.

My Week with Marilyn, Grizzly Man, and The Bourne Legacy make useful companions to Coup 53, all filed under 1950s and cinema on cinema.