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Coup 53

Theatrical feature documentary on the story of Operation Ajax, the CIA/MI6 staged coup in 1953 in Iran that overthrew Prime Minister Mossadegh.

Director

Taghi Amirani

Year

Genre

documentary, history

Box Office

N/A

Production

Amirani Media

Awards

3 wins & 8 nominations total

Homepage

https://coup53.com

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So, they put the corpse in an ambulance. - Coup 53

So, they put the corpse in an ambulance.

Released from the burden of Mossadegh and his dream of democracy for Iran, - Coup 53

Released from the burden of Mossadegh and his dream of...

Do you understand sometimes the slight dilemma - Coup 53

Do you understand sometimes the slight dilemma

Well, I respond to that by saying - Coup 53

Well, I respond to that by saying

Just look how many billionaires you have - Coup 53

Just look how many billionaires you have

In the old days - Coup 53

In the old days

Are you sorry for that time - Coup 53

Are you sorry for that time

Do you want the same thing to manipulate our internal affairs? - Coup 53

Do you want the same thing to manipulate our internal...

Iran because of the great leadership of the Shah - Coup 53

Iran because of the great leadership of the Shah

The legacy of the 1953 coup in Iran - Coup 53

The legacy of the 1953 coup in Iran

We have a government in Iran and a political system in Iran that probably - Coup 53

We have a government in Iran and a political system in Iran...

American Iranian relations might never have deteriorated this way. - Coup 53

American Iranian relations might never have deteriorated...

Had we not overthrown Mossadegh in 1953 - Coup 53

Had we not overthrown Mossadegh in 1953

And I can hardly wrap my mind around - Coup 53

And I can hardly wrap my mind around

Here was the message we sent to the rising - Coup 53

Here was the message we sent to the rising

What we want is a dictatorial leader - Coup 53

What we want is a dictatorial leader

That was the message of the Iran coup - Coup 53

That was the message of the Iran coup

So, this was a decisive historic episode. - Coup 53

So, this was a decisive historic episode.

When you read a history of the 20th century in many cases, - Coup 53

When you read a history of the 20th century in many cases,

I wrote the whole thing up from beginning to end and that is definitely on file. - Coup 53

I wrote the whole thing up from beginning to end and that is...

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Theatrical feature documentary on the story of Operation Ajax, the CIA/MI6 staged coup in 1953 in Iran that overthrew Prime Minister Mossadegh.

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Director: Taghi Amirani

Writer: Taghi Amirani, Walter Murch

Production: Amirani Media

Genre: documentary, history

Year: 2019

MetaScore: 80/100

ImdbRating: 7.8

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 19 Aug 2020

Awards: 3 wins & 8 nominations total

Homepage: https://coup53.com