• 2022
  • TV-MA
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Hostages

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 444 days. View more details

  • 2022
  • TV-MA
  • 1h

Hostages

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : John Limbert Parvaneh Limbert Michael Metrinko Mansour Farhang

All cast & crew

7.9

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Genres : History Documentary

Release date : Sep 27, 2022

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official Site

Language : English Persian

Production companies : Home Box Office (HBO) Show of Force

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 444 days. View more details

Details

Genres : History Documentary

Release date : Sep 27, 2022

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official Site

Language : English Persian

Production companies : Home Box Office (HBO) Show of Force

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Sep 27, 2022
Part One: The Peacock Throne
in 1979, the US-backed Shah flees Iran's revolution and the religious cleric Ayatollah Khomeini takes power, America's relationship with Iran changes from ally to adversary. The US embassy in Tehran falls under grave threat.
Episode 2 • Sep 27, 2022
Part Two: Den of Spies
Chaos unfolds during the early days of the crisis, as the motivations of the young revolutionaries who breached the embassy are profiled. Khomeini sanctions the takeover, signaling a watershed moment in his oppressive regime.
Episode 3 • Sep 27, 2022
Part Three: The Sand Storm
The crisis reaches a boiling point as the Carter Administration fails to security the hostages release. Carter initiates the disastrous Operation Eagle Claw mission resulting in casualties as the fate of the hostages hang in the balance.
Episode 4 • Sep 27, 2022
Part Four: The Transaction
As the stalemate surpasses a year, Carter works to engineer a deal with the 1980 election approaching. The hostages are released on Reagan's inauguration day, with many questioning the role of the crisis in the outcome of the election.

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