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A tearful Shah of Iran
left his country today on a vacation
from which he may never return. Literally in the course of 12 months the Shah went from being the ruler
of his part of the world to being a fugitive
left his country today on a vacation
from which he may never return. Literally in the course of 12 months the Shah went from being the ruler
of his part of the world to being a fugitive
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A tearful Shah of Iran
left his country today
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on a vacation
from which he may never return.
00:00:07.115 --> 00:00:08.098
Literally in the course of 12 months
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the Shah went from being the ruler
of his part of the world
00:00:11.083 --> 00:00:12.711
to being a fugitive.
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Movie Summary
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...