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Hostages

From the first dayI started writing a letter

Hostages • S01E03 • 2022
From the first day
I started writing a letter

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From the first day I started writing a letter.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:28
Uploaded
Mar 17, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 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
S01 • E01 It had a football field, tennis courts, swimming pool - Hostages 00:07
It had a football field, tennis courts, swimming pool
S01 • E02 November 4th was another workday, it was the beginning of the workday - Hostages 00:39
November 4th was another workday, it was the beginning of th...
S01 • E03 Down with CIA! - Hostages 00:07
Down with CIA!
S01 • E01 It went on forever - Hostages 00:07
It went on forever
S01 • E03 Allahu Akbar! - Hostages 00:09
Allahu Akbar!
S01 • E04 When Shah died, I felt, "Maybe then they will release them." - Hostages 00:08
When Shah died, I felt, "Maybe then they will release t...
S01 • E03 I've just gotten a report that there are maybe 80,000 Iranians - Hostages 00:09
I've just gotten a report that there are maybe 80,000 I...
S01 • E01 I've spent most of my career at the Washington Post - Hostages 00:07
I've spent most of my career at the Washington Post
S01 • E01 I'm fascinated by watching people seek power - Hostages 00:06
I'm fascinated by watching people seek power
S01 • E03 And we are trying as best we can to protect the honor of our country - Hostages 00:15
And we are trying as best we can to protect the honor of our...
S01 • E01 This man travels the world meeting all of the most important people - Hostages 00:06
This man travels the world meeting all of the most important...
S01 • E01 In Washington, he is considered the capital's most eligible bachelor - Hostages 00:06
In Washington, he is considered the capital's most elig...
S01 • E01 One of my parents' closest friends was Ardeshir Zahedi - Hostages 00:08
One of my parents' closest friends was Ardeshir Zahedi
S01 • E02 So I set out with one of our security personnel - Hostages 00:09
So I set out with one of our security personnel
S01 • E04 From the beginning of 1980 - Hostages 00:07
From the beginning of 1980
S01 • E04 The students are telling the government - Hostages 00:08
The students are telling the government
S01 • E03 There wasn't an American who didn't see visually - Hostages 00:11
There wasn't an American who didn't see visually