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Coup 53

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that looks
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-Looks good. -Yeah.
Duration
4 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:34:15
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.
Right, okay - Coup 53 00:07
Right, okay
I went out in 43-47 period. First of all, as an army officer in SOE - Coup 53 00:18
I went out in 43-47 period. First of all, as an army officer...
You got this incredible first-hand witness - Coup 53 00:07
You got this incredible first-hand witness
Exactly, it's like - Coup 53 00:07
Exactly, it's like
A member of the British government is saying in black and white - Coup 53 00:12
A member of the British government is saying in black and...
The actual running of the coup from our side was my responsibility. - Coup 53 00:05
The actual running of the coup from our side was my...
Uhh let me - Coup 53 00:08
Uhh let me
The Persians were bitterly resentful of the way they were being treated by the British. - Coup 53 00:05
The Persians were bitterly resentful of the way they were...
Because the oil company was run by ex-patriots - Coup 53 00:07
Because the oil company was run by ex-patriots
Did you get the impression that members of the Anglo-Iranian - Coup 53 00:09
Did you get the impression that members of the Anglo-Iranian
I think the Iranian answer to that where I an Iranian - Coup 53 00:08
I think the Iranian answer to that where I an Iranian
The impression was rather one of just taking them very much for granted. - Coup 53 00:05
The impression was rather one of just taking them very much...
Uhm but not really regarding them as subjects of - Coup 53 00:08
Uhm but not really regarding them as subjects of
At Abadan, you had a classic colonial enclave - Coup 53 00:12
At Abadan, you had a classic colonial enclave
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