American Coup
2010, English. Directed by Joe Ayella.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Details
- Released
- 9 November 2010
- Country
- Iran, United States of America
- Written by
- Joe Ayella
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Who directed American Coup?
American Coup (2010) was directed by Joe Ayella and stars Ervand Abrahamian, Ehsan Yarshater.