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Hostages

I think it costabout $100 million at the time so, what would that be today,you know?

Hostages • S01E01 • 2022
I think it cost
about $100 million at the time so, what would that be today,
you know?

Full Transcript

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I think it cost about $100 million at the time
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so, what would that be today, you know?
Duration
5 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:45
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 • E03 Anybody who was about to ship them goods - Hostages 00:06
Anybody who was about to ship them goods
S01 • E02 And they chanted over and over something ending in "marg bar." - Hostages 00:08
And they chanted over and over something ending in "mar...
S01 • E01 There were so many people outraged - Hostages 00:05
There were so many people outraged
S01 • E01 Numbers of Iranians around the country had protested - Hostages 00:07
Numbers of Iranians around the country had protested
S01 • E02 Marg bar Amrika! - Hostages 00:15
Marg bar Amrika!
S01 • E03 This is Ayatollah Khomeini - Hostages 00:06
This is Ayatollah Khomeini
S01 • E01 In Iran, the celebrations are costing over $100 million - Hostages 00:07
In Iran, the celebrations are costing over $100 million
S01 • E03 What frightens us is cultural dependence. - Hostages 00:05
What frightens us is cultural dependence.
S01 • E03 We are afraid of the youth to become servants of the West." - Hostages 00:06
We are afraid of the youth to become servants of the West.&q...
S01 • E01 So this was not seen by the people - Hostages 00:07
So this was not seen by the people
S01 • E04 During the war between Iran and Iraq - Hostages 00:06
During the war between Iran and Iraq
S01 • E02 The first thought that came to me was "Go out and negotiate with them." - Hostages 00:13
The first thought that came to me was "Go out and negot...
S01 • E04 Reports of widespread civilian casualties... - Hostages 00:14
Reports of widespread civilian casualties...
S01 • E01 The oil boom transformed Iranian society - Hostages 00:15
The oil boom transformed Iranian society
S01 • E03 His hatred of us was so manifest, so clear, so vindictive. - Hostages 00:06
His hatred of us was so manifest, so clear, so vindictive.
S01 • E02 That was my responsibility to do what I could - Hostages 00:08
That was my responsibility to do what I could
S01 • E03 Joy to the world, the Lord is come - Hostages 00:18
Joy to the world, the Lord is come
S01 • E02 I still believed that we could get this taken care of - Hostages 00:10
I still believed that we could get this taken care of
S01 • E04 But they're isolated - Hostages 00:06
But they're isolated
S01 • E04 The war against Iraq finally did create an incentive - Hostages 00:10
The war against Iraq finally did create an incentive