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Hostages

The U.S. Embassy here hopes to get 5,000 Americans outin the next week leaving behind only...

Hostages • S01E01 • 2022
The U.S. Embassy here hopes to get 5,000 Americans out
in the next week leaving behind only those people
considered essential by the Embassy and the numerous U.S. firms in Iran. At the Embassy
it had been a large mission focused on countering
the Soviet Union

Full Transcript

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The U.S. Embassy here
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hopes to get 5,000 Americans out in the next week
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leaving behind only those people considered essential by the Embassy
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and the numerous U.S. firms in Iran.
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At the Embassy it had been a large mission
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focused on countering the Soviet Union.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:06
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 • E03 Yes. These people... if... if the Shah is not returned. - Hostages 00:05
Yes. These people... if... if the Shah is not returned.
S01 • E03 If they don't return him, the trials will start - Hostages 00:15
If they don't return him, the trials will start
S01 • E04 Getting out of the van, they take off the blindfolds. - Hostages 00:06
Getting out of the van, they take off the blindfolds.
S01 • E04 They have this gauntlet to go through - Hostages 00:10
They have this gauntlet to go through
S01 • E01 Evacuation flights are going on." I said, "I'd rather stay." - Hostages 00:07
Evacuation flights are going on." I said, "I'...
S01 • E04 You know, "Marg bar Amrika. Marg bar Amrika." - Hostages 00:07
You know, "Marg bar Amrika. Marg bar Amrika."
S01 • E03 You said that if there was an attack on this Embassy - Hostages 00:07
You said that if there was an attack on this Embassy
S01 • E01 If you chase storms - Hostages 00:05
If you chase storms
S01 • E02 It was a conviction that the U.S. admitted the Shah - Hostages 00:09
It was a conviction that the U.S. admitted the Shah
S01 • E01 You want a storm you can chase, a tornado - Hostages 00:05
You want a storm you can chase, a tornado
S01 • E04 And I thought to myself, you know - Hostages 00:14
And I thought to myself, you know
S01 • E02 The fear was that in 1979, history would repeat itself. - Hostages 00:07
The fear was that in 1979, history would repeat itself.
S01 • E03 An American machine gun being lift up - Hostages 00:07
An American machine gun being lift up
S01 • E01 And then, I went on a two-week vacation - Hostages 00:06
And then, I went on a two-week vacation
S01 • E04 Sorry for all the inconvenience. Have a good trip." - Hostages 00:08
Sorry for all the inconvenience. Have a good trip."
S01 • E03 Ms. Ebtekar was the most militant of the women. - Hostages 00:06
Ms. Ebtekar was the most militant of the women.
S01 • E03 She liked to throw her weight around, and she could be rude. - Hostages 00:07
She liked to throw her weight around, and she could be rude.
S01 • E04 Today, we've got a nice day in Washington - Hostages 00:07
Today, we've got a nice day in Washington
S01 • E03 She brought us some candy - Hostages 00:06
She brought us some candy
S01 • E03 She said, "Oh, I brought you some candy." - Hostages 00:21
She said, "Oh, I brought you some candy."