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Coup 53

What you are about to see here as the team sets up at the Savoy is the result of us not...

What you are about to see here as the team sets up at the Savoy is the result of us not being able to find the Darbyshire can of film

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What you are about to see here as the team sets up at the Savoy
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is the result of us not being able to find
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the Darbyshire can of film.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:25
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.
We hit a brick wall. We hit a wall of silence and denial about Norman Darbyshire. - Coup 53 00:06
We hit a brick wall. We hit a wall of silence and denial...
Ralph Fiennes is about to speak Darbyshire's words recorded back in 1983. - Coup 53 00:06
Ralph Fiennes is about to speak Darbyshire's words...
And these are the bits that the people who made the original documentary loved - Coup 53 00:08
And these are the bits that the people who made the original...
Sorry, I am getting drawn into the - Coup 53 00:06
Sorry, I am getting drawn into the
-Walter correct? -Fantastic yes. - Coup 53 00:04
-Walter correct? -Fantastic yes.
I can take it easy - Coup 53 00:09
I can take it easy
As far as we could, we would shoot the windows in order to - Coup 53 00:11
As far as we could, we would shoot the windows in order to
No, she was the researcher so that - Coup 53 00:06
No, she was the researcher so that
Well, I was surprised that they did not - Coup 53 00:13
Well, I was surprised that they did not
He was straight up and down saying the stuff and it was quite - Coup 53 00:07
He was straight up and down saying the stuff and it was...
That looks - Coup 53 00:04
That looks
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