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Hostages

The CIA came into existence in 1947 so they had run a numberof operations in years before...

Hostages • S01E02 • 2022
The CIA came into existence in 1947 so they had run a number
of operations in years before that mostly didn't work

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The CIA came into existence in 1947
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so they had run a number of operations in years before
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that mostly didn't work.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:15
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 • E01 All hell was breaking loose at that point - Hostages 00:05
All hell was breaking loose at that point
S01 • E01 We ran up the stairs - Hostages 00:07
We ran up the stairs
S01 • E02 But a number of the people in the Eisenhower administration - Hostages 00:08
But a number of the people in the Eisenhower administration
S01 • E03 And I say, "We have granted him the asylum in Panama. - Hostages 00:06
And I say, "We have granted him the asylum in Panama.
S01 • E02 So they came to office - Hostages 00:11
So they came to office
S01 • E04 So, that'll go to Algiers - Hostages 00:06
So, that'll go to Algiers
S01 • E03 You are free and open to present a claim." - Hostages 00:20
You are free and open to present a claim."
S01 • E02 The U.S. and U.K. approached the Shah with plans for a coup. - Hostages 00:05
The U.S. and U.K. approached the Shah with plans for a coup.
S01 • E04 Well, does the Bank of England know the figure we're supposed to reach? - Hostages 00:05
Well, does the Bank of England know the figure we're su...
S01 • E04 Okay. I just don't want them - Hostages 00:05
Okay. I just don't want them
S01 • E01 The last night of regime of Shah - Hostages 00:06
The last night of regime of Shah
S01 • E01 The guard and the tanks were in the streets - Hostages 00:06
The guard and the tanks were in the streets
S01 • E03 They had no intermediaries with whom to negotiate - Hostages 00:12
They had no intermediaries with whom to negotiate
S01 • E04 It was really a challenge, but it... we got it in time. - Hostages 00:05
It was really a challenge, but it... we got it in time.
S01 • E01 But we were the generation that we thought - Hostages 00:07
But we were the generation that we thought
S01 • E02 Crowds appeared on the streets of Tehran - Hostages 00:10
Crowds appeared on the streets of Tehran
S01 • E04 I think at four o'clock in the morning on the 20th - Hostages 00:07
I think at four o'clock in the morning on the 20th
S01 • E01 The symbolic end of the revolution came this afternoon. - Hostages 00:12
The symbolic end of the revolution came this afternoon.
S01 • E03 It didn't take long for him to approve Hamilton Jordan - Hostages 00:11
It didn't take long for him to approve Hamilton Jordan
S01 • E04 Iran's being notified through Algeria that the money's out. - Hostages 00:06
Iran's being notified through Algeria that the money�...