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Hostages

We had a basic amount of people to just keep the whole thing going

Hostages • S01E02 • 2022
We had a basic amount of people to just keep the whole thing going

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We had a basic amount of people
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to just keep the whole thing going.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:30
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 • E04 When he died I thought - Hostages 00:09
When he died I thought
S01 • E01 Mohammad Reza Shah believed that the people love their King - Hostages 00:06
Mohammad Reza Shah believed that the people love their King
S01 • E03 This was a pastor who said, "Well, if Jesus was truly human - Hostages 00:08
This was a pastor who said, "Well, if Jesus was truly h...
S01 • E01 He sort of understood the pulse of the people - Hostages 00:06
He sort of understood the pulse of the people
S01 • E02 But there was only so much that we could do. - Hostages 00:05
But there was only so much that we could do.
S01 • E02 There was 27 acres there. - Hostages 00:05
There was 27 acres there.
S01 • E02 We had a number of people that had been there - Hostages 00:06
We had a number of people that had been there
S01 • E03 Yeah, let's turn this into a retreat." - Hostages 00:08
Yeah, let's turn this into a retreat."
S01 • E01 In the United States Capitol in Washington - Hostages 00:14
In the United States Capitol in Washington
S01 • E04 The Shah's former allies, including the United States - Hostages 00:29
The Shah's former allies, including the United States
S01 • E03 That's when I started my stretches in solitary. - Hostages 00:06
That's when I started my stretches in solitary.
S01 • E02 I got to Tehran November 3rd - Hostages 00:09
I got to Tehran November 3rd
S01 • E03 When you're in solitary for that long - Hostages 00:09
When you're in solitary for that long
S01 • E01 From Eisenhower, Kennedy - Hostages 00:11
From Eisenhower, Kennedy
S01 • E03 My wife is a very strong woman - Hostages 00:13
My wife is a very strong woman
S01 • E02 Every young man in blue jeans and a field jacket - Hostages 00:05
Every young man in blue jeans and a field jacket
S01 • E04 And his treatment can only be - Hostages 00:14
And his treatment can only be
S01 • E01 You've got a huge border with the Persian Gulf - Hostages 00:06
You've got a huge border with the Persian Gulf
S01 • E02 So when I got there, I asked the Marine gunny - Hostages 00:11
So when I got there, I asked the Marine gunny
S01 • E03 I mean, she probably would've been captured herself - Hostages 00:06
I mean, she probably would've been captured herself