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Hostages

I leave it up to the American people and... and our Presidentto make the right decision

Hostages • S01E01 • 2022
I leave it up to the American people and... and our President
to make the right decision

Full Transcript

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I leave it up to the American people
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and... and our President to make the right decision.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
00:01:25
Uploaded
Mar 17, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 So at this hour, on this night, the fate of nations - Hostages 00:08
So at this hour, on this night, the fate of nations
S01 • E03 Jimmy Carter really wanted to do a good job and be a good president - Hostages 00:08
Jimmy Carter really wanted to do a good job and be a good pr...
S01 • E04 And so I just stole a newspaper, stuffed it in my pants - Hostages 00:15
And so I just stole a newspaper, stuffed it in my pants
S01 • E02 Nobody knew who was actually in charge - Hostages 00:08
Nobody knew who was actually in charge
S01 • E03 But when they took the hostages - Hostages 00:07
But when they took the hostages
S01 • E01 We're trying to help them understand - Hostages 00:05
We're trying to help them understand
S01 • E01 This is KPFK Los Angeles. It's 4.30am. - Hostages 00:15
This is KPFK Los Angeles. It's 4.30am.
S01 • E02 Top officials all around the country are being rounded up and executed. - Hostages 00:06
Top officials all around the country are being rounded up an...
S01 • E03 Jimmy said, "I am not going to gamble with the lives of our people. - Hostages 00:06
Jimmy said, "I am not going to gamble with the lives of...
S01 • E04 I felt real sorrow at these losses of people - Hostages 00:17
I felt real sorrow at these losses of people
S01 • E02 Every day, the front page of the newspaper - Hostages 00:12
Every day, the front page of the newspaper
S01 • E02 This was an all-out brutal civil war. - Hostages 00:06
This was an all-out brutal civil war.
S01 • E02 You know, we never thought that the Shah will go - Hostages 00:06
You know, we never thought that the Shah will go
S01 • E02 The reason that we are all supporting Ayatollah Khomeini - Hostages 00:10
The reason that we are all supporting Ayatollah Khomeini
S01 • E04 The country took this idea - Hostages 00:11
The country took this idea
S01 • E01 It's now about 27 minutes here before 11.00 in the morning - Hostages 00:17
It's now about 27 minutes here before 11.00 in the morn...
S01 • E04 I mean, they... they really did come and try to get us. - Hostages 00:06
I mean, they... they really did come and try to get us.
S01 • E01 Fifty eight degrees outside, looking for a high today of 74 degrees. - Hostages 00:08
Fifty eight degrees outside, looking for a high today of 74 ...
S01 • E04 But I knew nothing about it at that time. - Hostages 00:06
But I knew nothing about it at that time.
S01 • E03 Filmed secretly from a nearby rooftop - Hostages 00:22
Filmed secretly from a nearby rooftop