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American Coup

(American Coup)
7.4/ 10
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Original Title : American Coup
Time : 98 Min
Genre : Documentary, History, News
Project Type : Movie
Year of release : 2010
Director : Joe Ayella
Writer : Joe Ayella
Producer : Joe Ayella
Project State : completed
Origin Country/Region : United Kingdom
Original Language : English
About : 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 ...See moreAMERICAN 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. Written by Anonymous See less Read more: Plot summary

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