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So this was not seen by the people as a sign of progress or modernism

Hostages • S01E01 • 2022
So this was not seen by the people as a sign of progress or modernism

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So this was not seen by the people
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as a sign of progress or modernism.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:07
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 • 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
S01 • E03 For hate is strong - Hostages 00:08
For hate is strong
S01 • E04 Good evening. Today, the first substantial sign of hope - Hostages 00:07
Good evening. Today, the first substantial sign of hope
S01 • E03 Gloria Lewis went to mass - Hostages 00:20
Gloria Lewis went to mass
S01 • E01 Much of the hostility to social change - Hostages 00:14
Much of the hostility to social change
S01 • E04 The last week before the election - Hostages 00:06
The last week before the election
S01 • E02 I was still at the Iran-America Society - Hostages 00:06
I was still at the Iran-America Society
S01 • E04 "Oh, we're going to have a second term." Everybody's thinking - Hostages 00:08
"Oh, we're going to have a second term." Ever...
S01 • E02 And I called the Embassy switchboard - Hostages 00:08
And I called the Embassy switchboard
S01 • E01 Your Majesty, there has been considerable criticism - Hostages 00:10
Your Majesty, there has been considerable criticism
S01 • E04 The Carter administration believed - Hostages 00:07
The Carter administration believed