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Hostages

My reaction was, "We're done

Hostages • S01E02 • 2022
My reaction was, "We're done

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My reaction was, "We're done.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:42
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 One day, one of the guards slipped me a copy of Time Magazine - Hostages 00:09
One day, one of the guards slipped me a copy of Time Magazin...
S01 • E01 Khomeini articulated the idea that, you know - Hostages 00:23
Khomeini articulated the idea that, you know
S01 • E02 We were pretty sure that something bad was going to happen. - Hostages 00:06
We were pretty sure that something bad was going to happen.
S01 • E03 This was the first American - Hostages 00:10
This was the first American
S01 • E02 That there were going to be consequences - Hostages 00:07
That there were going to be consequences
S01 • E04 I assumed it was Soviet propaganda because I mean, you know - Hostages 00:07
I assumed it was Soviet propaganda because I mean, you know
S01 • E02 "The coming of the Shah to America - Hostages 00:11
"The coming of the Shah to America
S01 • E04 No he's not going to be. Yeah. This is crazy." - Hostages 00:15
No he's not going to be. Yeah. This is crazy."
S01 • E03 The hostage-takers came out and made speeches. - Hostages 00:06
The hostage-takers came out and made speeches.
S01 • E01 I joined the Ayatollah Khomeini - Hostages 00:06
I joined the Ayatollah Khomeini
S01 • E01 That was my dream - Hostages 00:05
That was my dream
S01 • E03 And they had the American press right there every minute. - Hostages 00:05
And they had the American press right there every minute.
S01 • E03 And what was going on on TV - Hostages 00:07
And what was going on on TV
S01 • E03 To some, the agony was private, and they meant to keep it that way. - Hostages 00:05
To some, the agony was private, and they meant to keep it th...
S01 • E01 I had the lowest-level office in the bureau - Hostages 00:08
I had the lowest-level office in the bureau
S01 • E03 To others, there was some consolation in opening their homes - Hostages 00:07
To others, there was some consolation in opening their homes
S01 • E04 There were times when I thought that I might be the last one there - Hostages 00:08
There were times when I thought that I might be the last one...
S01 • E03 Hostage Jimmy Lopez put Globe, Arizona on the map last year. - Hostages 00:06
Hostage Jimmy Lopez put Globe, Arizona on the map last year.
S01 • E01 I called him up and said, "Hey, John, you just got a telex - Hostages 00:11
I called him up and said, "Hey, John, you just got a te...
S01 • E03 And it's an honor his family could have lived happily without. - Hostages 00:05
And it's an honor his family could have lived happily w...