Hostages
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Hostages
A docuseries that explores the Iran Hostage Crisis of 1979, including never-before-seen archival footage and revelatory new interviews with the American hostages and Iranian hostage-takers, and the resounding consequences of the situation.
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Part One: The Peacock Throne
S1 E1 • 57m •
In the 1970s, the rise of the Ayatollah Khomeini and the explosion of the Iranian Revolution frays the deep ties between Iran and the US.
Part Two: Den Of SpiesS1 E2 • 57m •
With Iran now under Khomeini's rule, a 48-hour sit-in at the American embassy in Tehran snowballs into an international crisis.
Part Three: The Sand StormS1 E3 • 58m •
As pressure mounts to resolve the crisis, the Carter administration launches an ill-fated military rescue mission.
Part Four: The TransactionS1 E4 • 57m •
The series finale finds both Iran and America in an exhausting, entrenched stalemate one year into the siege.
- About this series
- A docuseries that explores the Iran Hostage Crisis of 1979, including never-before-seen archival footage and revelatory new interviews with the American hostages and Iranian hostage-takers, and the resounding consequences of the situation.
- GenreFactual
- Seasons1
- StudioSky Documentaries
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