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Hostages

But there was only so muchthat we could do

Hostages • S01E02 • 2022
But there was only so much
that we could do

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00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:04.087
But there was only so much that we could do.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:36
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 • E02 There was 27 acres there. - Hostages 00:05
There was 27 acres there.
S01 • E02 We had a number of people that had been there - Hostages 00:06
We had a number of people that had been there
S01 • E03 Yeah, let's turn this into a retreat." - Hostages 00:08
Yeah, let's turn this into a retreat."
S01 • E01 In the United States Capitol in Washington - Hostages 00:14
In the United States Capitol in Washington
S01 • E04 The Shah's former allies, including the United States - Hostages 00:29
The Shah's former allies, including the United States
S01 • E03 That's when I started my stretches in solitary. - Hostages 00:06
That's when I started my stretches in solitary.
S01 • E02 I got to Tehran November 3rd - Hostages 00:09
I got to Tehran November 3rd
S01 • E03 When you're in solitary for that long - Hostages 00:09
When you're in solitary for that long
S01 • E01 From Eisenhower, Kennedy - Hostages 00:11
From Eisenhower, Kennedy
S01 • E03 My wife is a very strong woman - Hostages 00:13
My wife is a very strong woman
S01 • E02 Every young man in blue jeans and a field jacket - Hostages 00:05
Every young man in blue jeans and a field jacket
S01 • E04 And his treatment can only be - Hostages 00:14
And his treatment can only be
S01 • E01 You've got a huge border with the Persian Gulf - Hostages 00:06
You've got a huge border with the Persian Gulf
S01 • E02 So when I got there, I asked the Marine gunny - Hostages 00:11
So when I got there, I asked the Marine gunny
S01 • E03 I mean, she probably would've been captured herself - Hostages 00:06
I mean, she probably would've been captured herself
S01 • E01 The American Embassy was one of the biggest pieces of real estate - Hostages 00:06
The American Embassy was one of the biggest pieces of real e...
S01 • E03 From the first day I started writing a letter. - Hostages 00:06
From the first day I started writing a letter.
S01 • E02 I'm thinking I spent two years in the Marine Corp - Hostages 00:06
I'm thinking I spent two years in the Marine Corp
S01 • E03 I wrote everyday with children. - Hostages 00:05
I wrote everyday with children.
S01 • E04 An Egyptian Shiite Imam prayed briefly saying - Hostages 00:16
An Egyptian Shiite Imam prayed briefly saying