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The hostage-takers came outand made speeches

Hostages • S01E03 • 2022
The hostage-takers came out
and made speeches

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The hostage-takers came out and made speeches.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:07
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 I joined the Ayatollah Khomeini - Hostages 00:06
I joined the Ayatollah Khomeini
S01 • E01 That was my dream - Hostages 00:05
That was my dream
S01 • E03 And they had the American press right there every minute. - Hostages 00:05
And they had the American press right there every minute.
S01 • E03 And what was going on on TV - Hostages 00:07
And what was going on on TV
S01 • E03 To some, the agony was private, and they meant to keep it that way. - Hostages 00:05
To some, the agony was private, and they meant to keep it th...
S01 • E01 I had the lowest-level office in the bureau - Hostages 00:08
I had the lowest-level office in the bureau
S01 • E03 To others, there was some consolation in opening their homes - Hostages 00:07
To others, there was some consolation in opening their homes
S01 • E04 There were times when I thought that I might be the last one there - Hostages 00:08
There were times when I thought that I might be the last one...
S01 • E03 Hostage Jimmy Lopez put Globe, Arizona on the map last year. - Hostages 00:06
Hostage Jimmy Lopez put Globe, Arizona on the map last year.
S01 • E01 I called him up and said, "Hey, John, you just got a telex - Hostages 00:11
I called him up and said, "Hey, John, you just got a te...
S01 • E03 And it's an honor his family could have lived happily without. - Hostages 00:05
And it's an honor his family could have lived happily w...
S01 • E03 Jimmy, one time told his mother - Hostages 00:12
Jimmy, one time told his mother
S01 • E04 But at one point I was in isolation in a basement - Hostages 00:12
But at one point I was in isolation in a basement
S01 • E01 Do you wanna come?" - Hostages 00:07
Do you wanna come?"
S01 • E01 Khomeini was rather dour, and he only smiled once - Hostages 00:07
Khomeini was rather dour, and he only smiled once
S01 • E04 Their guard, who was apparently in their room, would fall asleep. - Hostages 00:07
Their guard, who was apparently in their room, would fall as...
S01 • E01 He had a network in Paris - Hostages 00:06
He had a network in Paris
S01 • E03 Fifty plus hostages, which included families. - Hostages 00:05
Fifty plus hostages, which included families.
S01 • E04 At one point they stole his transistor radio - Hostages 00:10
At one point they stole his transistor radio
S01 • E01 So there was a base there - Hostages 00:08
So there was a base there