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MASTER SCORE 72.1 / 100
2019·Documentary / History·2h

COUP 53

“Old secrets cast long shadows”

Tehran, Iran, August 19, 1953. A group of Iranian conspirators who, with the approval of the deposed tyrant Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, have conspired with agents of the British MI6 and the US CIA, manage to put an end to the democratic government led by Mohammad Mosaddegh, a dramatic event that will begin the tragic era of coups d'état that, orchestrated by the CIA, will take place, over the following decades, in dozens of countries around the world.

Above the Line
Taghi Amirani·DirectorTaghi Amirani·WriterWalter Murch·WriterVince Knight·Director of PhotographyRobert Miller·Original Music ComposerWalter Murch·Editor
Cast
Ralph Fiennes·Self - Actor / Norman DarbyshireTaghi Amirani·Self - FilmmakerFarhad Diba·Self - Mossadegh's NephewMalcolm Byrne·Self - ResearcherStephen Kinzer·Self - WriterWalter Murch·Self - Film EditorErvand Abrahamian·Self - WriterAlison Rooper·Self - End of Empire (1985) ResearcherDavid Owen·Self - PoliticianMark Anderson·Self - End of Empire (1985) Producer (voice)
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
Taghi Amirani·Director
Writing· 2
Taghi Amirani·WriterWalter Murch·Writer
Camera· 10
Vince Knight·Director of PhotographyTaghi Amirani·Director of PhotographyClaudia Raschke·Director of PhotographyChris Morphet·Director of PhotographyVicente Franco·Additional PhotographyAli Amirani·Additional PhotographyMark James·Additional PhotographyElijah Brown·GripInes Sommer·Additional PhotographyMoslem Tehrani·Additional Photography
Editing· 1
Walter Murch·Editor
Sound & Music· 6
Robert Miller·Original Music ComposerJulian Wilson·Sound RecordistJoseph Keppler·Sound RecordistKeith Branch·Sound RecordistMartin Jensen·Sound Re-Recording MixerGarrett McDonald·Sound Recordist
Art & Design· 1
Jason Kelvin·Art Direction
Production· 7
Gerry Ohrstrom·Executive ProducerTaghi Amirani·ProducerNeda Nobari·Executive ProducerJon Wilcox·Executive ProducerPaul Zaentz·ProducerEmma Parsons·Production ManagerGlynis Robertson·Production Manager
Other Departments· 2
Gisela Evert·Post Production SupervisorHai Le·Stunt Coordinator
By the Numbers
72.1
OF 100
Master Score
7.8
OF 10
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