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Hostages

Pulling on people's heartstrings and showing the real agony thatthese families were going...

Hostages • S01E03 • 2022
Pulling on people's heartstrings and showing the real agony that
these families were going through

Full Transcript

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Pulling on people's heartstrings
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and showing the real agony that these families were going through.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:48
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 • E01 Most of the banks in the city had all their windows smashed - Hostages 00:05
Most of the banks in the city had all their windows smashed
S01 • E03 And Ted Koppel was covering this hostage crisis on a nightly basis - Hostages 00:08
And Ted Koppel was covering this hostage crisis on a nightly...
S01 • E03 Diplomatic and economic sanctions - Hostages 00:51
Diplomatic and economic sanctions
S01 • E01 Ruhollah Khomeini - Hostages 00:16
Ruhollah Khomeini
S01 • E04 And so here we were. "Are we starting another year?" - Hostages 00:07
And so here we were. "Are we starting another year?&quo...
S01 • E01 This then is what the military government claims - Hostages 00:06
This then is what the military government claims
S01 • E04 I love you all very much. - Hostages 00:11
I love you all very much.
S01 • E01 This, no doubt, is what they'll later claim also - Hostages 00:08
This, no doubt, is what they'll later claim also
S01 • E02 Iranian students continue to hold more than 50 hostages - Hostages 00:27
Iranian students continue to hold more than 50 hostages
S01 • E04 It's a little bit like trying - Hostages 00:06
It's a little bit like trying
S01 • E04 Warren Christopher, I think, was the true hero of this - Hostages 00:10
Warren Christopher, I think, was the true hero of this
S01 • E03 There's more of this coming." - Hostages 00:06
There's more of this coming."
S01 • E04 We look forward to having good talks with the Algerians - Hostages 00:06
We look forward to having good talks with the Algerians
S01 • E03 Everybody was riveted by this story - Hostages 00:06
Everybody was riveted by this story
S01 • E04 We said, "We the US - Hostages 00:14
We said, "We the US
S01 • E03 There's been a serious drop in public support - Hostages 00:42
There's been a serious drop in public support
S01 • E01 I was working on Soviet intentions for CIA - Hostages 00:06
I was working on Soviet intentions for CIA
S01 • E01 What will be the domestic and international effect - Hostages 00:05
What will be the domestic and international effect
S01 • E02 The student went on to say that he didn't know what would happen - Hostages 00:13
The student went on to say that he didn't know what wou...
S01 • E01 I fully expect the Shah to maintain power in Iran - Hostages 00:07
I fully expect the Shah to maintain power in Iran