American Coup
Movie Details
Title: American Coup
Release Date: 9 Nov 2010
Runtime: 1h 38m
Genre: History, Documentary
Director:
Production Companies:
Overview: 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.
Additional Information
IMDB: View on IMDB
TMDB: View on TMDB
Ratings
Average Vote: 8 (2 votes)
Cast
0 Comment