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Coup 53

They flee to Rome, they take shelter at a very luxurious hotel there courtesy of the CIA...

They flee to Rome, they take shelter at a very luxurious hotel there courtesy of the CIA The hotel Excelsior which was known as the sort of La Dolce Vita hotel at the time where Hollywood celebrities stayed there in the hotel and so, they were not exactly suffering in exile

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They flee to Rome,
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they take shelter at a very luxurious hotel there
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courtesy of the CIA
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The hotel Excelsior which was known as the sort of La Dolce Vita hotel at the time
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where Hollywood celebrities stayed there in the hotel
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and so, they were not exactly suffering in exile.
Duration
20 seconds
Views
45
Timestamp in Movie
01:27:45
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.
So, there is great intrigue going on at Rome - Coup 53 00:08
So, there is great intrigue going on at Rome
Once it became clear that the project had failed - Coup 53 00:13
Once it became clear that the project had failed
Basically, they decided this is a done deal - Coup 53 00:06
Basically, they decided this is a done deal
And so, they instruct Kermit Roosevelt - Coup 53 00:06
And so, they instruct Kermit Roosevelt
We must regret that we cannot consider going on fighting. - Coup 53 00:04
We must regret that we cannot consider going on fighting.
Operations against Mossadegh should be discontinued. - Coup 53 00:04
Operations against Mossadegh should be discontinued.
The Americans were very new to the game - Coup 53 00:07
The Americans were very new to the game
I think that I am right in saying that we had a - Coup 53 00:06
I think that I am right in saying that we had a
But at very precise moments - Coup 53 00:09
But at very precise moments
It was the MI6 officers in Cyprus particularly Darbyshire - Coup 53 00:08
It was the MI6 officers in Cyprus particularly Darbyshire
And they did so without - Coup 53 00:05
And they did so without
I said all along that we should have back up in case something did leak - Coup 53 00:05
I said all along that we should have back up in case...
And this is when it was decided to bring the boys out onto the streets. - Coup 53 00:04
And this is when it was decided to bring the boys out onto...
It was the Rashidians who provided people to infiltrate the demonstrations. - Coup 53 00:05
It was the Rashidians who provided people to infiltrate the...
They were provocatories - Coup 53 00:16
They were provocatories
We were anxious to show the world that - Coup 53 00:12
We were anxious to show the world that
-You actually had held a conference at the hills of Vanak? -Yes, I did. - Coup 53 00:04
-You actually had held a conference at the hills of Vanak?...
But all these discussions were going on - Coup 53 00:07
But all these discussions were going on
In the morning of the 19th of August - Coup 53 00:09
In the morning of the 19th of August
Once you start burning newspaper offices which are known to be pro-Mossadegh, - Coup 53 00:11
Once you start burning newspaper offices which are known to...