Movie·2006·1h 30m
Coup!
Directed By
Simon Cellan Jones
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
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The Story
Dramatisation of the abortive real-life attempt by Simon Mann to organise a coup to take over Equatorial Guinea in 2004. The case achieved notoriety because one of the financial backers of the project was Sir Mark Thatcher, son of British ex-PM 'Margaret Thatcher'.
Written By
John Fortune
Producer
Jo Wright
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// cast
Cast
Jared Harris
Simon Mann
Robert Bathurst
Mark Thatcher
Lucy Cohu
Amanda Mann
Rupert Vansittart
Roddy Hamilton
Caroline Blakiston
Margaret Thatcher
Joe Mason
Sandy Mann
// crew
Crew
Jo Wright
Producer
John Fortune
Writer
Simon Cellan Jones
Director
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