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Hostages

November 4, 1979, Iranian student activists stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran, taking over 60 Americans hostage. A 48-hour sit-in to protest imperialism, turned into an international crisis and 24/7 media event that would last 44...

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documentary, history

Awards

1 win & 3 nominations

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Parvaneh Limbert

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Michael Metrinko

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Ibrahim Asgharzadeh

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Mansour Farhang

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John Ghazvinian

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Mohsen Sazegara

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Victor L. Tomseth

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Massoumeh Ebtekar

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Eleaine Sciolino

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Scheherezade Faramarzi

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Ahmad Salamatian

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Mohammad Naeemipour

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Abolhassan Bani Sadr

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Mohsen Mirdamadi

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Narges Bajoghli

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Mohammed Bedjaoui

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Arístides Royo

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But I know you - Hostages

The country always comes together
behind a president - Hostages

The country always comes together behind a president

Jimmy Carter did look as though
he was in command in the beginning. - Hostages

Jimmy Carter did look as though he was in command in the beg...

So you better get ready - Hostages

So you better get ready

President Carter is about to enter
the East Room of the White House - Hostages

President Carter is about to enter the East Room of the Whit...

Good evening, in Tehran tonight,
the American Embassy is - Hostages

Good evening, in Tehran tonight, the American Embassy is

Big technology was gonna run in there
and save the day - Hostages

Big technology was gonna run in there and save the day

For the last 24 days - Hostages

For the last 24 days

And it was just unbelievably - Hostages

And it was just unbelievably

The American Embassy in Tehran is - Hostages

The American Embassy in Tehran is

We have welcomed some of them home
to their families and their friends - Hostages

We have welcomed some of them home to their families and the...

This was a den of espionage - Hostages

This was a den of espionage

We got eight dead bodies
and the only thing we can do now - Hostages

We got eight dead bodies and the only thing we can do now

If you feel that some of the people
in the American Embassy are spies - Hostages

If you feel that some of the people in the American Embassy ...

And Lord knows - Hostages

They blindfolded me, tied me up. - Hostages

They blindfolded me, tied me up.

Why did you reverse your policy - Hostages

Why did you reverse your policy

It is said that you are
the Ayatollah's man - Hostages

It is said that you are the Ayatollah's man

After the rescue mission - Hostages

After the rescue mission

The decision that I made personally
and without pressure from anyone - Hostages

The decision that I made personally and without pressure fro...

At one point I was in a villa - Hostages

At one point I was in a villa

The Ayatollah
does not run the government. - Hostages

The Ayatollah does not run the government.

I leave it up to the American people - Hostages

I leave it up to the American people

One day, I went in to take a shower - Hostages

One day, I went in to take a shower

So at this hour, on this night,
the fate of nations - Hostages

So at this hour, on this night, the fate of nations

Jimmy Carter really wanted to do
a good job and be a good president - Hostages

Jimmy Carter really wanted to do a good job and be a good pr...

And so I just stole a newspaper,
stuffed it in my pants - Hostages

And so I just stole a newspaper, stuffed it in my pants

Nobody knew who was actually
in charge - Hostages

Nobody knew who was actually in charge

But when they took the hostages - Hostages

But when they took the hostages

We're trying to help them understand - Hostages

We're trying to help them understand

This is KPFK Los Angeles.
It's 4.30am. - Hostages

This is KPFK Los Angeles. It's 4.30am.

Top officials all around the country
are being rounded up and executed. - Hostages

Top officials all around the country are being rounded up an...

Jimmy said, "I am not going to gamble
with the lives of our people. - Hostages

Jimmy said, "I am not going to gamble with the lives of...

I felt real sorrow at these losses
of people - Hostages

I felt real sorrow at these losses of people

Every day, the front page
of the newspaper - Hostages

Every day, the front page of the newspaper

This was an all-out brutal civil war. - Hostages

This was an all-out brutal civil war.

You know, we never thought
that the Shah will go - Hostages

You know, we never thought that the Shah will go

The reason that we are all supporting
Ayatollah Khomeini - Hostages

The reason that we are all supporting Ayatollah Khomeini

The country took this idea - Hostages

The country took this idea

It's now about 27 minutes here
before 11.00 in the morning - Hostages

It's now about 27 minutes here before 11.00 in the morn...

I mean, they... they really did come
and try to get us. - Hostages

I mean, they... they really did come and try to get us.

Fifty eight degrees outside, looking
for a high today of 74 degrees. - Hostages

Fifty eight degrees outside, looking for a high today of 74 ...

But I knew nothing about it
at that time. - Hostages

But I knew nothing about it at that time.

Filmed secretly from a nearby rooftop - Hostages

Filmed secretly from a nearby rooftop

They came in
and started dragging people out - Hostages

They came in and started dragging people out

I loved the Iranian culture - Hostages

I loved the Iranian culture

That's the day they put me
into Evin Prison - Hostages

That's the day they put me into Evin Prison

It was all of about 3 ft wide
and 7 ft long. - Hostages

It was all of about 3 ft wide and 7 ft long.

Nothing in there except
for a steel door - Hostages

Nothing in there except for a steel door

When a month went by - Hostages

When a month went by

My own connections
to Iran go a lot deeper - Hostages

My own connections to Iran go a lot deeper

I was six or seven stories
below ground. - Hostages

I was six or seven stories below ground.

Ali Amini was prime minister of Iran - Hostages

Ali Amini was prime minister of Iran

We expected that this would work out. - Hostages

We expected that this would work out.

You know, what drew me to Iran
and the culture and the language - Hostages

You know, what drew me to Iran and the culture and the langu...

And as time kept going by - Hostages

And as time kept going by

This is about 27 acres - Hostages

This is about 27 acres

I encountered Iranians,
who were our teachers - Hostages

I encountered Iranians, who were our teachers

The warehouse, what we called,
"The Mushroom Inn." - Hostages

The warehouse, what we called, "The Mushroom Inn."

What an amazing language." - Hostages

What an amazing language."

Maybe it was that - Hostages

Maybe it was that

In your little cubicle,
you did a lot of in-place running. - Hostages

In your little cubicle, you did a lot of in-place running.

And of course,
being part of a Iranian family - Hostages

And of course, being part of a Iranian family

You either, you know, participate
in what goes on - Hostages

You either, you know, participate in what goes on

How many fantasies did I have
about getting over to the wall - Hostages

How many fantasies did I have about getting over to the wall

Those days, Iranian girl wanted
to marry Americans or foreigners. - Hostages

Those days, Iranian girl wanted to marry Americans or foreig...

The Ministry of Interior has
to give a permission - Hostages

The Ministry of Interior has to give a permission

One of the survival techniques
that you use - Hostages

One of the survival techniques that you use

We want to know who is this guy
and how is his background." - Hostages

We want to know who is this guy and how is his background.&q...

Our routine was to make sure - Hostages

Our routine was to make sure

And one of the reasons it sometimes
was as late as ten o'clock - Hostages

And one of the reasons it sometimes was as late as ten o...

If you ask Americans,
"Where did the problem start?" - Hostages

If you ask Americans, "Where did the problem start?&quo...

Marg bar Carter! Marg bar Carter! - Hostages

Marg bar Carter! Marg bar Carter!

I mean, the ties go way back
70, 80, 90 years before that - Hostages

I mean, the ties go way back 70, 80, 90 years before that

Here at Persepolis, the symbol
of Persian Kingship at its zenith. - Hostages

Here at Persepolis, the symbol of Persian Kingship at its ze...

When I was held in Iran - Hostages

When I was held in Iran

Good evening.
The deposed Shah of Iran - Hostages

Good evening. The deposed Shah of Iran

They think of Arab wars with Israel - Hostages

They think of Arab wars with Israel

One, two, three, four, five,
six, seven - Hostages

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven

The Iranian monarch visits New York
with his beautiful Empress. - Hostages

The Iranian monarch visits New York with his beautiful Empre...

Tehran Radio ran the news
under the headline - Hostages

Tehran Radio ran the news under the headline

And I had to reach in my pocket
and pull out one 10-penny nail. - Hostages

And I had to reach in my pocket and pull out one 10-penny na...

In 1979, we downsized the Embassy - Hostages

In 1979, we downsized the Embassy

So I would just do that over and over
in my mind until I'd build a wall. - Hostages

So I would just do that over and over in my mind until I...

I would walk. And that's
when I would either walk in place - Hostages

I would walk. And that's when I would either walk in pl...

A lot of personnel came home - Hostages

A lot of personnel came home

The Shah was a modernist - Hostages

The Shah was a modernist

But I wanted to set off to see - Hostages

But I wanted to set off to see

But I believe that it's up
to the people of Iran - Hostages

But I believe that it's up to the people of Iran

I would try to think of pleasant
memories from growing up. - Hostages

I would try to think of pleasant memories from growing up.

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November 4, 1979, Iranian student activists stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran, taking over 60 Americans hostage. A 48-hour sit-in to protest imperialism, turned into an international crisis and 24/7 media event that would last 44...

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Genre: documentary, history

Year: 2022

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ImdbRating: 7.9

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Released: 28 Sep 2022

Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations

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