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One year ago today the American hostages were capturedin Tehran

Hostages • S01E04 • 2022
One year ago today the American hostages were captured
in Tehran

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One year ago today
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the American hostages were captured in Tehran.
Duration
6 seconds
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21
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:57
Uploaded
Mar 17, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
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 And on the other hand, you also have Marxists and Islamists - Hostages 00:09
And on the other hand, you also have Marxists and Islamists
S01 • E03 "And be sure that our youths, the students - Hostages 00:15
"And be sure that our youths, the students
S01 • E01 In every demonstration - Hostages 00:06
In every demonstration
S01 • E02 And, even though they have dramatically different ideas - Hostages 00:09
And, even though they have dramatically different ideas
S01 • E01 I was a member of the Liberation Movement of Iran - Hostages 00:07
I was a member of the Liberation Movement of Iran
S01 • E04 That last day of the campaign, the day before the election - Hostages 00:11
That last day of the campaign, the day before the election
S01 • E01 We put the money together - Hostages 00:06
We put the money together
S01 • E03 And it took me from being joyous - Hostages 00:08
And it took me from being joyous
S01 • E04 Pure air, clean water - Hostages 00:07
Pure air, clean water
S01 • E01 We made some revolutionary songs, singing together - Hostages 00:10
We made some revolutionary songs, singing together
S01 • E04 We left early in the morning - Hostages 00:07
We left early in the morning
S01 • E04 Every day that I've been in office - Hostages 00:06
Every day that I've been in office
S01 • E03 I refused to sing. I refused to do my Bible reading. - Hostages 00:05
I refused to sing. I refused to do my Bible reading.
S01 • E01 When Carter met with the Shah - Hostages 00:09
When Carter met with the Shah
S01 • E04 There have been serious problems - Hostages 00:05
There have been serious problems
S01 • E01 And when tears came to the eyes of the Shah - Hostages 00:05
And when tears came to the eyes of the Shah
S01 • E04 We got to Seattle. We've been going all this time. - Hostages 00:05
We got to Seattle. We've been going all this time.
S01 • E03 When he asked us to hold hands with our captors and pray - Hostages 00:09
When he asked us to hold hands with our captors and pray
S01 • E02 It's against this backdrop that the United States admits - Hostages 00:08
It's against this backdrop that the United States admit...
S01 • E01 We said that, "Oh, the King of the Kings, you should cry - Hostages 00:12
We said that, "Oh, the King of the Kings, you should cr...