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Hostages

Each one of those speakerswas attached to an open phone line with different officesin the...

Hostages • S01E02 • 2022
Each one of those speakers
was attached to an open phone line with different offices
in the Embassy

Full Transcript

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Each one of those speakers was attached to an open phone line
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with different offices in the Embassy.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:51
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 • E04 In this case, do you believe the President is manipulating things - Hostages 00:06
In this case, do you believe the President is manipulating t...
S01 • E01 "Shahanshah!" - Hostages 00:09
"Shahanshah!"
S01 • E03 We thought it would really be a Christmas celebration. - Hostages 00:06
We thought it would really be a Christmas celebration.
S01 • E02 We were getting reports on a, you know, minute-by-minute basis - Hostages 00:09
We were getting reports on a, you know, minute-by-minute bas...
S01 • E03 There were a lot of barriers for our ideas - Hostages 00:10
There were a lot of barriers for our ideas
S01 • E04 It's no secret that the Iranians do not want to see - Hostages 00:08
It's no secret that the Iranians do not want to see
S01 • E01 The Shah built up his secret police, SAVAK - Hostages 00:06
The Shah built up his secret police, SAVAK
S01 • E04 They wanna play a hand in the election with our 52 hostages - Hostages 00:10
They wanna play a hand in the election with our 52 hostages
S01 • E03 And so we started using tactics that would give us the opportunity - Hostages 00:09
And so we started using tactics that would give us the oppor...
S01 • E01 SAVAK was used both to suppress terrorism - Hostages 00:15
SAVAK was used both to suppress terrorism
S01 • E04 What I really resent is the ability of a foreign nation - Hostages 00:18
What I really resent is the ability of a foreign nation
S01 • E01 They had a reputation for being ruthless - Hostages 00:06
They had a reputation for being ruthless
S01 • E02 And one after another, those offices were taken over - Hostages 00:10
And one after another, those offices were taken over
S01 • E03 They came and got us, told us, "Time to go to church." - Hostages 00:07
They came and got us, told us, "Time to go to church.&q...
S01 • E01 I... I was photography, social injustice, homeless people - Hostages 00:10
I... I was photography, social injustice, homeless people
S01 • E03 And I remember they... they opened the door - Hostages 00:08
And I remember they... they opened the door
S01 • E01 And I thought, "Why not print them - Hostages 00:10
And I thought, "Why not print them
S01 • E02 Khomeini, you are the pathway to freedom! - Hostages 00:11
Khomeini, you are the pathway to freedom!
S01 • E03 They took us into a room, there were cameras - Hostages 00:07
They took us into a room, there were cameras
S01 • E02 Why were we still there?" - Hostages 00:23
Why were we still there?"