Hostage in Iran

Jan 21, 1986 on PBS at 9:00 PM

Summary

While the whole world watched, 52 Americans were held hostage in Iran by Islamic revolutionaries for 444 days. On the fifth anniversary of their release, using never-before-seen footage from inside the American embassy compound in Tehran, the hostage... (more)s tell the story of their long ordeal.

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