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Coup 53

At Abadan, you had a classic colonial enclave All the British workers were well-dressed,...

At Abadan, you had a classic colonial enclave All the British workers were well-dressed, had nice homes with the classic little lawns, and the rose bushes

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At Abadan, you had a classic colonial enclave
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All the British workers were well-dressed,
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had nice homes with the classic little lawns, and the rose bushes.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:51
Uploaded
Jun 13, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Amirani Media

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Movie Summary

Theatrical feature documentary on the story of Operation Ajax, the CIA/MI6 staged coup in 1953 in Iran that overthrew Prime Minister Mossadegh.
There were swimming pools, and movie theaters; - Coup 53 00:06
There were swimming pools, and movie theaters;
And side by side with the giant refinery - Coup 53 00:15
And side by side with the giant refinery
So, of course the Persians - Coup 53 00:10
So, of course the Persians
When oil was discovered in Iran, - Coup 53 00:23
When oil was discovered in Iran,
Because it made petroleum as important as it is today. - Coup 53 00:04
Because it made petroleum as important as it is today.
Under the original agreement - Coup 53 00:12
Under the original agreement
We now know also that - Coup 53 00:07
We now know also that
Now the oil company was owned by the British government - Coup 53 00:07
Now the oil company was owned by the British government
So, it was a lot of creative accounting - Coup 53 00:11
So, it was a lot of creative accounting
Well, it became very obvious that something was going to happen in Abadan - Coup 53 00:06
Well, it became very obvious that something was going to...
Long-smoldering Iranian nationalists - Coup 53 00:09
Long-smoldering Iranian nationalists
Focal point of Iranian unrest, however, is the government - Coup 53 00:10
Focal point of Iranian unrest, however, is the government
He was a marvelous politician - Coup 53 00:07
He was a marvelous politician
He had clobbered the imperialist. He had nationalized the oil company. - Coup 53 00:05
He had clobbered the imperialist. He had nationalized the...
Iran was a country again. It was great stuff. It was very moving. - Coup 53 00:04
Iran was a country again. It was great stuff. It was very...
When the flag of the oil company goes down and the Iranian flag goes up - Coup 53 00:12
When the flag of the oil company goes down and the Iranian...
Every single heart in Iran throbbed - Coup 53 00:13
Every single heart in Iran throbbed
And I said that if we do not do anything about this - Coup 53 00:08
And I said that if we do not do anything about this
Which in fact proved to be exactly right almost to the day. - Coup 53 00:05
Which in fact proved to be exactly right almost to the day.
The sixteenth independent parachute brigade - Coup 53 00:06
The sixteenth independent parachute brigade