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Shahanshah. Still addressed by his supporters
as "the King of Kings" the film is intended for use on Iran's government-censored
newscasts. But whatthe newscasts
will cut out is news that during these ceremonies word was spreading elsewhere
that Ayatollah Khomeini the Anti-Shah religious leader
who now lives in exile in France was calling for a general strike
to paralyze Iran. Oil wells and refineries are
at a standstill. I mean, things were happening
that should have set off alarm bells
as "the King of Kings" the film is intended for use on Iran's government-censored
newscasts. But whatthe newscasts
will cut out is news that during these ceremonies word was spreading elsewhere
that Ayatollah Khomeini the Anti-Shah religious leader
who now lives in exile in France was calling for a general strike
to paralyze Iran. Oil wells and refineries are
at a standstill. I mean, things were happening
that should have set off alarm bells
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Shahanshah.
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Still addressed by his supporters
as "the King of Kings"
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the film is intended for use
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on Iran's government-censored
newscasts.
00:00:06.466 --> 00:00:07.084
But whatthe newscasts
will cut out is news
00:00:07.891 --> 00:00:08.824
that during these ceremonies
00:00:08.876 --> 00:00:10.456
word was spreading elsewhere
that Ayatollah Khomeini
00:00:10.638 --> 00:00:12.581
the Anti-Shah religious leader
who now lives in exile in France
00:00:12.736 --> 00:00:14.679
was calling for a general strike
to paralyze Iran.
00:00:14.938 --> 00:00:16.007
Oil wells and refineries are
at a standstill.
00:00:16.778 --> 00:00:19.368
I mean, things were happening
that should have set off alarm bells.
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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...
