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Coup 53

In a remarkable stroke of luck we have discovered that the British film institute archive...

In a remarkable stroke of luck we have discovered that the British film institute archive hold the unused footage from the End of Empire Iran episode After years of intense negotiation,we break through the red tape and financial barriers and finally get access

Full Transcript

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In a remarkable stroke of luck
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we have discovered that the British film institute archive
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hold the unused footage from the End of Empire Iran episode
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After years of intense negotiation,we break through the red tape and financial barriers
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and finally get access.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:58
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.
Thirty-six cans of film - Coup 53 00:09
Thirty-six cans of film
We have Digitized the entire collection of End of Empire given to us by the BFI - Coup 53 00:09
We have Digitized the entire collection of End of Empire...
This is End of Empires' cast list - Coup 53 00:11
This is End of Empires' cast list
Darbyshire features here - Coup 53 00:39
Darbyshire features here
And he died on the seventeenth of June 1993 - Coup 53 00:10
And he died on the seventeenth of June 1993
We found his can of film - Coup 53 00:06
We found his can of film
Stephen Meade on Iran - Coup 53 00:13
Stephen Meade on Iran
Your British counter part was in fact blank - Coup 53 00:12
Your British counter part was in fact blank
Well, I did not know him at all before I met him - Coup 53 00:06
Well, I did not know him at all before I met him
Darbyshire has been wiped out - Coup 53 00:06
Darbyshire has been wiped out
But, amazingly - Coup 53 00:08
But, amazingly
One Norman Darbyshire original interview cut up. - Coup 53 00:05
One Norman Darbyshire original interview cut up.
And then - Coup 53 00:05
And then
So, this Darbyshire interview which is exactly the same. - Coup 53 00:04
So, this Darbyshire interview which is exactly the same.
Darbyshire Darbyshire - Coup 53 00:06
Darbyshire Darbyshire
This has not been cut which means - Coup 53 00:16
This has not been cut which means
Afshartous was one of the few generals who was very pro-Mossadegh. - Coup 53 00:07
Afshartous was one of the few generals who was very...
Tough minded guy - Coup 53 00:13
Tough minded guy
Police chief Afshartous claimed to have a list of Iranian officials - Coup 53 00:12
Police chief Afshartous claimed to have a list of Iranian...
Absolutely. I also just wanted to compliment you on the depth of your research. - Coup 53 00:06
Absolutely. I also just wanted to compliment you on the...