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Hostages

Yeah, let's turn thisinto a retreat." I was in isolation in the basementof the Embassy

Hostages • S01E03 • 2022
Yeah, let's turn this
into a retreat." I was in isolation in the basement
of the Embassy

Full Transcript

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Yeah, let's turn this into a retreat."
00:00:04.804 --> 00:00:07.366
I was in isolation in the basement of the Embassy.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:48
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 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
S01 • E01 The American Embassy was one of the biggest pieces of real estate - Hostages 00:06
The American Embassy was one of the biggest pieces of real e...
S01 • E03 From the first day I started writing a letter. - Hostages 00:06
From the first day I started writing a letter.
S01 • E02 I'm thinking I spent two years in the Marine Corp - Hostages 00:06
I'm thinking I spent two years in the Marine Corp
S01 • E03 I wrote everyday with children. - Hostages 00:05
I wrote everyday with children.
S01 • E04 An Egyptian Shiite Imam prayed briefly saying - Hostages 00:16
An Egyptian Shiite Imam prayed briefly saying
S01 • E01 It had a football field, tennis courts, swimming pool - Hostages 00:07
It had a football field, tennis courts, swimming pool
S01 • E02 November 4th was another workday, it was the beginning of the workday - Hostages 00:39
November 4th was another workday, it was the beginning of th...
S01 • E01 It went on forever - Hostages 00:07
It went on forever