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They develop this special program
called, America Held Hostage and eventually,
that becomes Nightline. Live ABC News Nightline
with Ted Koppel. There is an excitement about doing live interviews on television. There's a certain risk
because you never know what people are going to say,
but that's also the electricity. They were actually doing something that was quite sophisticated
at the time in broadcast television
and in broadcast news
called, America Held Hostage and eventually,
that becomes Nightline. Live ABC News Nightline
with Ted Koppel. There is an excitement about doing live interviews on television. There's a certain risk
because you never know what people are going to say,
but that's also the electricity. They were actually doing something that was quite sophisticated
at the time in broadcast television
and in broadcast news
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They develop this special program
called, America Held Hostage
00:00:04.123 --> 00:00:05.364
and eventually,
that becomes Nightline.
00:00:05.444 --> 00:00:07.606
Live ABC News Nightline
with Ted Koppel.
00:00:07.686 --> 00:00:08.808
There is an excitement
00:00:08.888 --> 00:00:10.209
about doing live interviews
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on television.
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There's a certain risk
because you never know
00:00:12.972 --> 00:00:15.174
what people are going to say,
but that's also the electricity.
00:00:15.254 --> 00:00:16.655
They were actually doing something
00:00:16.735 --> 00:00:18.297
that was quite sophisticated
at the time
00:00:18.377 --> 00:00:20.699
in broadcast television
and in broadcast news.
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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...
