Ralph Fiennes
— Self - Actor / Norman Darbyshire
Taghi Amirani
— Self - Filmmaker
Farhad Diba
— Self - Mossadegh's Nephew
Malcolm Byrne
— Self - Researcher
Stephen Kinzer
— Self - Writer
Walter Murch
— Self - Film Editor
Ervand Abrahamian
— Self - Writer
Alison Rooper
— Self - End of Empire (1985) Researcher
David Owen
— Self - Politician
Mark Anderson
— Self - End of Empire (1985) Producer (voice)
Humphry Trevelyan
— Self - End of Empire (1985) Cameraman
Chris Morphet
— Self - Cameraman
Rameza Mahsani
— Self - Former Ferry Boat Captain
Adbolzahra Baghlani
— Self - Former Gardener
Ghobad Fakhimi
— Self - Former Oil Engineer
Nigel Hawkes
— Self - Journalist (voice)
Stephen Dorril
— Self - Writer
Hamid Ahmadi
— Self - Researcher
Mousa Mehran
— Self - Mossadegh's Former Bodyguard
Ardeshir Zahedi
— Self - Former Politician
David Talbot
— Self - Writer
Siavush Randjbar-Daemi
— Self - Historian
Ahmad Djalili
— Self - Photojournalist
Haj Habib
— Self - Butcher
Abdolmajid Bayat
— Self - Mossadegh's Grandson
Esmail Yazdi
— Self - Mossadegh's Doctor
Andrew Goddard
— Loyal Guard
Kane Morrell
— Colonel Nassiri
Dwight D. Eisenhower
— Self - Politician (archive footage)
Winston Churchill
— Self - Politician (archive footage)