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Coup!
Genres
Drama
Overview
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'.
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Runtime
90 min
Release Date
2006-06-30
Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Jared Harris
Simon Mann
Robert Bathurst
Mark Thatcher
Lucy Cohu
Amanda Mann
Rupert Vansittart
Roddy Hamilton
Caroline Blakiston
Margaret Thatcher
Joe Mason
Sandy Mann
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