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While making a documentary about the CIA/MI6 coup in Iran in 1953, Iranian director Taghi Amirani and editor Walter Murch (Apocalypse Now, The Conversation, The English Patient) discover never seen before archive material hidden for decades.
Coup 53 is a 2019 British documentary about the 1953 Iranian coup d'état to overthrow Iranian prime minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, co-written and directed by Taghi Amirani and co-written and edited by Walter Murch.
The 1953 coup in Iran is THE origin story of decades of turmoil and tragedy right up to the present day. With Iranian protests leading global headlines, there has never been a better time to take...
Aug 19, 2020 · Coup 53: Directed by Taghi Amirani. With Ralph Fiennes, Walter Murch, Winston Churchill, Dwight D. Eisenhower. Theatrical feature documentary on the story of Operation Ajax, the CIA/MI6 staged coup in 1953 in Iran that overthrew Prime Minister Mossadegh.
Aug 18, 2020 · A new documentary shows how the CIA and Britain's MI6 engineered the forcible removal of Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh. The 1953 coup continues to rattle history to this day.
The story of Operation Ajax, the CIA/MI6 staged coup in 1953 in Iran that overthrew Prime Minister Mossadegh. Rife with the political intrigue promised by its title, Coup 53 is a spellbinding...
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Mar 25, 2023 · Anyone is welcome! Grassroots organisations, foundations, universities, bookstores, art galleries, museums, community centres, film societies. For our premiere we even turned a California radio station into a “virtual theatre”! Come to us with your ideas. Past Screenings. Watch COUP 53 now.
Aug 17, 2020 · The film COUP 53 focuses significant attention on this elusive figure who was a key contributor to Britain’s clandestine approach toward Iran in the early 1950s and whose final words on the coup, provided for the Granada Television series End of Empire, were never aired.
Sep 21, 2022 · Coup 53 - 70th Anniversary 19 August 2023. from Amirani Media PRO on September 21, 2022. Receive Updates. Share your email with the creator & receive updates via Vimeo. 14. Watch trailer. Genres: Documentary. Duration: 2 hours. Availability: Limited + Show. 100% Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.
Aug 19, 2020 · Taghi Amirani’s documentary is an obsessively detailed dive into the 1953 ouster of Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh of Iran. Share full article. Photographs of Mohammad Mossadegh, a former ...