Production Credits Coup 53
Coup 53
Full Cast & Crew
An in-depth look at the talented ensemble and technical visionaries who brought Coup 53 to life.
The Cast
50 Members
Ralph FiennesSelf - Actor / Norman Darbyshire
Taghi AmiraniSelf - Filmmaker
Farhad DibaSelf - Mossadegh's Nephew
Malcolm ByrneSelf - Researcher
Stephen KinzerSelf - Writer
Walter MurchSelf - Film Editor
Ervand AbrahamianSelf - Writer
Alison RooperSelf - End of Empire (1985) Researcher
David OwenSelf - Politician
Mark AndersonSelf - End of Empire (1985) Producer (voice)
Humphry TrevelyanSelf - End of Empire (1985) Cameraman
Chris MorphetSelf - Cameraman
Rameza MahsaniSelf - Former Ferry Boat Captain
Adbolzahra BaghlaniSelf - Former Gardener
Ghobad FakhimiSelf - Former Oil Engineer
Nigel HawkesSelf - Journalist (voice)
Stephen DorrilSelf - Writer
Hamid AhmadiSelf - Researcher
Mousa MehranSelf - Mossadegh's Former Bodyguard
Ardeshir ZahediSelf - Former Politician
David TalbotSelf - Writer
Siavush Randjbar-DaemiSelf - Historian
Ahmad DjaliliSelf - Photojournalist
Haj HabibSelf - Butcher
Abdolmajid BayatSelf - Mossadegh's Grandson
Esmail YazdiSelf - Mossadegh's Doctor
Andrew GoddardLoyal Guard
Kane MorrellColonel Nassiri
Dwight D. EisenhowerSelf - Politician (archive footage)
Winston ChurchillSelf - Politician (archive footage)
Richard NixonSelf - Politician (archive footage)
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of IranSelf - Politician (archive footage)
Mohammad MosaddeghSelf - Politician (archive footage)
Julian AmerySelf - Politician (archive footage)
Kermit RooseveltSelf - CIA Officer (archive footage)
Bernie SandersSelf - Politician (archive footage)
Frank ReynoldsSelf - Anchorman (archive footage)
Peter RamsbothamSelf - British Official (archive footage)
Donald LoganSelf - British Official (archive footage)
Henry GradySelf - US Diplomat (archive footage)
Sam FalleSelf - British Official (archive footage)
Stephen MeadeSelf - CIA Agent (archive footage)
Nasrollah FatemiSelf - Iranian Diplomat (archive footage)
Peter AverySelf - Teacher (archive footage)
Eric DrakeSelf - Refinery Manager (archive footage)
Fouad RouhaniSelf - Legal Advisor (archive footage)
Frank SoskiceSelf - UK Attorney General (archive footage)
Harry S. TrumanSelf - Politician (archive footage)
Basil JacksonSelf - Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. VP (archive footage)
Joe AddisonSelf - Lawyer (archive footage)
Technical Crew
Top Credits
Jon WilcoxExecutive Producer
Neda NobariExecutive Producer
Gerry OhrstromExecutive Producer
Taghi AmiraniProducer
Vince KnightDirector of Photography
Taghi AmiraniDirector
Taghi AmiraniDirector of Photography
Taghi AmiraniWriter
Walter MurchEditor
Walter MurchWriter
Paul ZaentzProducer
Chris MorphetDirector of Photography
Claudia RaschkeDirector of Photography