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That is right, and we used about sixty thousand dollars of it. That was all
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Coup 53

That is right, and we used about sixty thousand dollars of it. That was all - Are you...

That is right, and we used about sixty thousand dollars of it. That was all - Are you saying that sixty thousand dollars was all it took? -Yep I do not know where the money went and I did not ask because it was so damn little,that uh that no one was going to ask me any questions All they asked me was how the dickens did you get away with spending so little For those among you who know anything about the coup Kermit Roosevelt's name has become synonymous with the events of 1953 His version of the story, the stuff of books and TV documentaries has been the received wisdom for decades But what we are about to discover in the making of this film will reveal the suppressed history of what really happened and who was responsible

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That is right, and we used about sixty thousand dollars of it. That was all
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- Are you saying that sixty thousand dollars was all it took? -Yep
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I do not know where the money went
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and I did not ask because it was so damn little,that uh
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that no one was going to ask me any questions
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All they asked me was how the dickens did you get away with spending so little
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For those among you who know anything about the coup
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Kermit Roosevelt's name has become synonymous with the events of 1953
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His version of the story, the stuff of books and TV documentaries
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has been the received wisdom for decades
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But what we are about to discover in the making of this film
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will reveal the suppressed history of what really happened and who was responsible.
Duration
49 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:22
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.
This is the most important document our film has discovered - Coup 53 00:42
This is the most important document our film has discovered
On day thirty-seven of the seizure of the American embassy - Coup 53 00:23
On day thirty-seven of the seizure of the American embassy
But for us Iranians, the story goes back to 1953 - Coup 53 00:43
But for us Iranians, the story goes back to 1953
You know I was here earlier looking through the titles on these boxes - Coup 53 00:27
You know I was here earlier looking through the titles on...
Absolutely, this is the idea yep help yourself - Coup 53 00:09
Absolutely, this is the idea yep help yourself
If I can read enough of those - Coup 53 00:05
If I can read enough of those
He went on to become highly educated. He was the first Iranian - Coup 53 00:27
He went on to become highly educated. He was the first...
For one thing: Mossadegh was incorruptible - Coup 53 00:11
For one thing: Mossadegh was incorruptible
End of Empire was a major fourteen-part television series - Coup 53 00:09
End of Empire was a major fourteen-part television series
Even though, Iran was technically not part of the empire - Coup 53 00:10
Even though, Iran was technically not part of the empire
What you see here are the researched notes and transcripts and interview notes - Coup 53 00:16
What you see here are the researched notes and transcripts...
Who knows what combing through these papers will throw out for us - Coup 53 00:05
Who knows what combing through these papers will throw out...
These words of these people have not been heard or seen for over thirty-four years. - Coup 53 00:08
These words of these people have not been heard or seen for...
These look like actual working copies of transcripts - Coup 53 00:18
These look like actual working copies of transcripts
Darbyshire tapes - Coup 53 00:06
Darbyshire tapes
Sure, yeah. He is named in the Wilber history - Coup 53 00:10
Sure, yeah. He is named in the Wilber history
They have used quite a bit of him because there is so many - Coup 53 00:07
They have used quite a bit of him because there is so many
But I do not recall watching End of Empire - Coup 53 00:08
But I do not recall watching End of Empire
Excellent! If we want the coup in detail and even if not - Coup 53 00:20
Excellent! If we want the coup in detail and even if not
In a remarkable stroke of luck - Coup 53 00:17
In a remarkable stroke of luck