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Coup 53

It is actually an interesting project because you ask yourself how do you do this?! So,...

It is actually an interesting project because you ask yourself how do you do this?! So, suppose you are assigned overthrow the government of the country you just arrived in

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It is actually an interesting project because you ask yourself
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how do you do this?! So, suppose you are assigned
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overthrow the government of the country you just arrived in.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
01:19:13
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.
What do you do on Monday morning 9 o’clock first day? How do you start? - Coup 53 00:05
What do you do on Monday morning 9 o’clock first day? How do...
Well, Kermit Roosevelt started by - Coup 53 00:07
Well, Kermit Roosevelt started by
They were running articles against Mossadegh day after day. - Coup 53 00:04
They were running articles against Mossadegh day after day.
Mossadegh was a Jew, a communist, - Coup 53 00:13
Mossadegh was a Jew, a communist,
And the CIA back in Washington - Coup 53 00:07
And the CIA back in Washington
And any article that I would write. It gave you something of a sense of power. - Coup 53 00:05
And any article that I would write. It gave you something of...
Would appear almost instantly the next day in Iranian press - Coup 53 00:12
Would appear almost instantly the next day in Iranian press
The timing of the operation itself - Coup 53 00:05
The timing of the operation itself
Timing was solely affected by the signature of the Shah. - Coup 53 00:04
Timing was solely affected by the signature of the Shah.
The original coup plan was based on - Coup 53 00:06
The original coup plan was based on
And therefore, what was going to take place was that - Coup 53 00:15
And therefore, what was going to take place was that
He would say I do not accept being fired - Coup 53 00:06
He would say I do not accept being fired
He would then be arrested - Coup 53 00:10
He would then be arrested
On the day of the coup he was Mossadegh's head of security. - Coup 53 00:04
On the day of the coup he was Mossadegh's head of...
For most of my Iranian witnesses - Coup 53 00:08
For most of my Iranian witnesses
Timing is always of the essence and secrecy. - Coup 53 00:04
Timing is always of the essence and secrecy.
With every passing day word got around and eventually word got to Mossadegh. - Coup 53 00:04
With every passing day word got around and eventually word...
He heard it because they had a - Coup 53 00:09
He heard it because they had a
We started talking to the Rashidians about - Coup 53 00:06
We started talking to the Rashidians about
They were an extraordinary bunch of brothers because none of them - Coup 53 00:05
They were an extraordinary bunch of brothers because none of...