About Coup 53
- Released on September 01, 2019
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.
Full Cast of Coup 53
Ralph Fiennes plays Self - Actor / Norman Darbyshire
Taghi Amirani plays Self - Filmmaker
Farhad Diba plays Self - Mossadegh's Nephew
Malcolm Byrne plays Self - Researcher
Stephen Kinzer plays Self - Writer
Walter Murch plays Self - Film Editor
Ervand Abrahamian plays Self - Writer
Alison Rooper plays Self - End of Empire (1985) Researcher
David Owen plays Self - Politician
Mark Anderson plays Self - End of Empire (1985) Producer (voice)
Humphrey Trevelyan plays Self - End of Empire (1985) Cameraman
Chris Morphet plays Self - Cameraman
Rameza Mahsani plays Self - Former Ferry Boat Captain
Adbolzahra Baghlani plays Self - Former Gardener
Ghobad Fakhimi plays Self - Former Oil Engineer
Nigel Hawkes plays Self - Journalist (voice)
Stephen Dorril plays Self - Writer
Hamid Ahmadi plays Self - Researcher
Mousa Mehran plays Self - Mossadegh's Former Bodyguard
Ardeshir Zahedi plays Self - Former Politician
David Talbot plays Self - Writer
Siavush Randjbar-Daemi plays Self - Historian
Ahmad Djalili plays Self - Photojournalist
Haj Habib plays Self - Butcher
Abdolmajid Bayat plays Self - Mossadegh's Grandson
Esmail Yazdi plays Self - Mossadegh's Doctor
Andrew Goddard plays Loyal Guard
Kane Morrell plays Colonel Nassiri
Dwight D. Eisenhower plays Self - Politician (archive footage)
Winston Churchill plays Self - Politician (archive footage)
Richard Nixon plays Self - Politician (archive footage)
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran plays Self - Politician (archive footage)
Mohammad Mosaddegh plays Self - Politician (archive footage)
Julian Amery plays Self - Politician (archive footage)
Kermit Roosevelt plays Self - CIA Officer (archive footage)
Bernie Sanders plays Self - Politician (archive footage)
Frank Reynolds plays Self - Anchorman (archive footage)
Peter Ramsbotham plays Self - British Official (archive footage)
Donald Logan plays Self - British Official (archive footage)
Henry Grady plays Self - US Diplomat (archive footage)
Sam Falle plays Self - British Official (archive footage)
Stephen Meade plays Self - CIA Agent (archive footage)
Nasrollah Fatemi plays Self - Iranian Diplomat (archive footage)
Peter Avery plays Self - Teacher (archive footage)
Eric Drake plays Self - Refinery Manager (archive footage)
Fouad Rouhani plays Self - Legal Advisor (archive footage)
Frank Soskice plays Self - UK Attorney General (archive footage)
Harry S. Truman plays Self - Politician (archive footage)
Basil Jackson plays Self - Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. VP (archive footage)
Joe Addison plays Self - Lawyer (archive footage)
Shapour Bakhtiar plays Self - Politician (archive footage)
Abolhassan Banisadr plays Self - Politician (archive footage)
Fazlollah Zahedi plays Self - Army General (archive footage)
George Middleton plays Self - British Official (archive footage)
George McGhee plays Self - Politician (archive footage)
Joseph McCarthy plays Self - Politician (archive footage)
John Foster Dulles plays Self - Politician (archive footage)
Richard Cottam plays Self - CIA Officer (archive footage)
Fereydoun Azarnour plays Self - Tudeh Militant (archive footage)
Princess Ashraf Pahlavi of Iran plays Self - Shah's Sister (archive footage)
Mehdi Homayouni plays Self - Royal Guard / Tudeh Militant (archive footage)
Abol-Ghasem Kashani plays Self - Politician (archive footage)
Alireza Saheb plays Self - Mossadegh's Aide (archive footage)
Nematollah Nassiri plays Self - Politician (archive footage)
Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari plays Self - Queen Consort (archive footage)
Amir Pishdad plays Self - Medical Student (1953) (archive footage)
Abbas Aghelizadeh plays Self - Tudeh Militant (archive footage)
Efraim Halevy plays Self - Mossad Head (archive footage)
Jacobo Árbenz plays Self - Politician (archive footage)
Jimmy Carter plays Self - Politician (archive footage)
Ruhollah Khomeini plays Self - Politician (archive footage)
Donald Trump plays Self - Politician (archive footage)
Crew of Coup 53
Camera
Production
Sound
Crew
Costume & Make-Up
Editing
Directing
Writing
Art
Visual Effects
- Ralph Fiennes
- Taghi Amirani
- Farhad Diba
- Malcolm Byrne
- Stephen Kinzer
- Walter Murch
- Ervand Abrahamian
- Alison Rooper
- David Owen
- Mark Anderson
- Humphrey Trevelyan
- Chris Morphet
- Rameza Mahsani
- Adbolzahra Baghlani
- Ghobad Fakhimi
- Nigel Hawkes
- Stephen Dorril
- Hamid Ahmadi
- Mousa Mehran
- Ardeshir Zahedi
- David Talbot
- Siavush Randjbar-Daemi
- Ahmad Djalili
- Haj Habib
- Abdolmajid Bayat
- Esmail Yazdi
- Andrew Goddard
- Kane Morrell
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Winston Churchill
- Richard Nixon
- Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran
- Mohammad Mosaddegh
- Julian Amery
- Kermit Roosevelt
- Bernie Sanders
- Frank Reynolds
- Peter Ramsbotham
- Donald Logan
- Henry Grady
- Sam Falle
- Stephen Meade
- Nasrollah Fatemi
- Peter Avery
- Eric Drake
- Fouad Rouhani
- Frank Soskice
- Harry S. Truman
- Basil Jackson
- Joe Addison
- Shapour Bakhtiar
- Abolhassan Banisadr
- Fazlollah Zahedi
- George Middleton
- George McGhee
- Joseph McCarthy
- John Foster Dulles
- Richard Cottam
- Fereydoun Azarnour
- Princess Ashraf Pahlavi of Iran
- Mehdi Homayouni
- Abol-Ghasem Kashani
- Alireza Saheb
- Nematollah Nassiri
- Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari
- Amir Pishdad
- Abbas Aghelizadeh
- Efraim Halevy
- Jacobo Árbenz
- Jimmy Carter
- Ruhollah Khomeini
- Donald Trump