American Coup
2010 | 98m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Joe Ayella |
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| Writer: | Joe Ayella |
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| AMERICAN COUP tells the story of the first coup ever carried out by the CIA - Iran, 1953. Explores the blowback from this seminal event, as well as the coup's lingering effects on the present US-Iranian relationship. Includes a segment on the 1979 Iranian Hostage Crisis and its relation to the 1953 coup. Concludes with a section on the recent Iranian presidential election. Contains interviews with noted Middle East experts and historians and prominent public figures such as Stephen Kinzer (author, All The Shah's Men), Prof. Ervand Abrahamian, Trita Parsi, Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, Ted Koppel and Rep. Ron Paul of Texas. With Iranian cinematography by James Longley. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 09, 2010 |
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| Director: | Joe Ayella |
| Writer: | Joe Ayella |
| Genres: | History, Documentary |
| Keywords | central intelligence agency (cia), coup d'etat, iran, mohammad mossadegh |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
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Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: May 01, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Ervand Abrahamian | Himself |
| Ehsan Yarshater | Himself |
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| Jeremy Quayhackx | Art Direction |
| Susana Travieso | Camera Operator |
| Brandon Hahn | Camera Operator |
| Bonnie Rowan | Researcher |
| Dave Manzo | Editor |
| Joe Ayella | Writer, Director |
| Rosemary Rotundi | Researcher |
| Juan Carlos Borrero | Camera Operator |
| David Bergeaud | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
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| Joe Ayella | Producer |
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