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Hostages

Bill Royer and I were takento the Embassy and I was put with all of the otherwomen who had...

Hostages • S01E02 • 2022
Bill Royer and I were taken
to the Embassy and I was put with all of the other
women who had been taken

Full Transcript

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Bill Royer and I were taken to the Embassy
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and I was put with all of the other women who had been taken.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:28:15
Uploaded
Mar 17, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, history

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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...
S01 • E01 I was working for Nelson Rockefeller, the four-term Governor of New York - Hostages 00:06
I was working for Nelson Rockefeller, the four-term Governor...
S01 • E03 Our behavior in turning our back on an old ally. - Hostages 00:05
Our behavior in turning our back on an old ally.
S01 • E04 We're talking really lovely, like, French furniture, gilt mirrors. - Hostages 00:07
We're talking really lovely, like, French furniture, gi...
S01 • E03 Henry was constantly making speeches - Hostages 00:06
Henry was constantly making speeches
S01 • E01 I was in Nelson Rockefeller's office - Hostages 00:07
I was in Nelson Rockefeller's office
S01 • E02 We were all blindfolded, and our hands were tied. - Hostages 00:05
We were all blindfolded, and our hands were tied.
S01 • E02 We were in chairs facing the wall - Hostages 00:07
We were in chairs facing the wall
S01 • E01 So he said to me, "I think you ought to get over there and see the Shah - Hostages 00:06
So he said to me, "I think you ought to get over there ...
S01 • E04 As in, "Ain't this been swell?" - Hostages 00:08
As in, "Ain't this been swell?"
S01 • E02 At first, there was a big group of us - Hostages 00:07
At first, there was a big group of us
S01 • E03 He says, "Fuck the Shah." - Hostages 00:07
He says, "Fuck the Shah."
S01 • E01 I carried a letter of encouragement to him - Hostages 00:05
I carried a letter of encouragement to him
S01 • E02 You know, it's just a basement, a big basement room - Hostages 00:06
You know, it's just a basement, a big basement room
S01 • E03 He knew, or he certainly feared - Hostages 00:09
He knew, or he certainly feared
S01 • E01 You sent them all over the world to the best schools." - Hostages 00:06
You sent them all over the world to the best schools."
S01 • E02 They scrounged some food, fed us. - Hostages 00:06
They scrounged some food, fed us.
S01 • E04 They came in one night, and they said - Hostages 00:09
They came in one night, and they said
S01 • E01 He said, " You know, I read somewhere in history, Mr. Armao - Hostages 00:07
He said, " You know, I read somewhere in history, Mr. A...
S01 • E03 In October '79, it became public. - Hostages 00:06
In October '79, it became public.
S01 • E02 At first, I was held with a group of medical students - Hostages 00:10
At first, I was held with a group of medical students