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