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  • American Experience Taken Hostage: Part Two (Season 34, Episode 6)
  • TV Episode | 113 min | Documentary, Biography, History

American Experience

Taken Hostage: Part Two (Season 34, Episode 6)
TV Episode | 113 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Revisit the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, when 52 Americans were held hostage in Tehran, through stories of those whose ordeal riveted the world.
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Director
Writer
Composer
Cinematographers
Tom Hurwitz | Stephen McCarthy (additional cinematography) | Gayle Ye (additional cinematography)
Status
Edit Released
Updated Nov 15, 2022

Release date
Nov 15, 2022 (United States)

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Cast

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35 cast members
Name Known for
Gary Sick
Self - National Security Council Staff Self - National Security Council Staff   See fewer
Barbara Rosen
Self - Wife of American Hostage Self - Wife of American Hostage   See fewer
Hilary Brown
Self - Foreign Correspondent Self - Foreign Correspondent   See fewer
Carole Jerome
Self - Foreign Correspondent Self - Foreign Correspondent   See fewer
James Q. Roberts
Self - Colonel, U.S. Army Retired Self - Colonel, U.S. Army Retired   See fewer
Barry Rosen
Self - Press Attaché, U.S. Embassy Self - Press Attaché, U.S. Embassy   See fewer
Ed Bradley
Self - CBS News Correspondent (archive footage) Self - CBS News Correspondent (archive footage)   See fewer
Tom Brokaw
Self - Host, NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw (archive footage) Self - Host, NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw (archive footage)   See fewer
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Self - National Security Advisor (archive footage) Self - National Security Advisor (archive footage)   See fewer
Jimmy Carter
Self - 39th President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 39th President of the United States (archive footage)   See fewer
Warren Christopher
Self - United States Deputy Secretary of State (archive footage) Self - United States Deputy Secretary of State (archive footage)   See fewer
Walter Cronkite
Self - Anchor, CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite (archive footage) Self - Anchor, CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite (archive footage)   See fewer
Sam Donaldson
Self - ABC News Correspondent (archive footage) Self - ABC News Correspondent (archive footage)   See fewer
Massoumeh Ebtekar
Self - Hostage-Taker (archive footage) (as Masoumeh 'Mary' Ebtekar) Self - Hostage-Taker (archive footage) (as Masoumeh 'Mary' Ebtekar)   See fewer
Sadegh Ghotbzadeh
Self - Aide to Ayatollah Khomeini (archive footage) Self - Aide to Ayatollah Khomeini (archive footage)   See fewer
Saddam Hussein
Self - Leader of Iraq (archive footage) Self - Leader of Iraq (archive footage)   See fewer
Maynard Jackson
Self - Mayor of Atlanta (archive footage) Self - Mayor of Atlanta (archive footage)   See fewer
David C. Jones
Self - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (archive footage) (as General David Jones) Self - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (archive footage) (as General David Jones)   See fewer
Hamilton Jordan
Self - White House Chief of Staff (archive footage) Self - White House Chief of Staff (archive footage)   See fewer
Vernon Jordan
Self - National Urban League (archive footage) Self - National Urban League (archive footage)   See fewer
Sadegh Khalkhali
Self - Chief Justice, Islamic Revolutionary Court (archive footage) (as Ayatollah Khalkhali) Self - Chief Justice, Islamic Revolutionary Court (archive footage) (as Ayatollah Khalkhali)   See fewer
Ayatollah Khomeini
Self - Religious Leader of Iran (archive footage) Self - Religious Leader of Iran (archive footage)   See fewer
Ted Koppel
Self - Host, Nightline (archive footage) Self - Host, Nightline (archive footage)   See fewer
Walter Mondale
Self - Vice President of the United States (archive footage) Self - Vice President of the United States (archive footage)   See fewer
Mohammed Mossadegh
Self - Prime Minister of Iran (archive footage) Self - Prime Minister of Iran (archive footage)   See fewer
Farah Pahlavi
Self - Queen and Empress of Iran (archive footage) Self - Queen and Empress of Iran (archive footage)   See fewer
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Self - Shah of Iran (archive footage) Self - Shah of Iran (archive footage)   See fewer
Ronald Reagan
Self - 40th President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 40th President of the United States (archive footage)   See fewer
Frank Reynolds
Self - Host, ABC Evening News (archive footage) Self - Host, ABC Evening News (archive footage)   See fewer
Sarah Rosen
Self - Barry Rosen's Mother (archive footage) Self - Barry Rosen's Mother (archive footage)   See fewer
Helmut Schmidt
Self - Chancellor of Germany (archive footage) Self - Chancellor of Germany (archive footage)   See fewer
William Sloane Coffin
Self - Reverend & Peace Activist (archive footage) (as Reverend William Sloane Coffin) Self - Reverend & Peace Activist (archive footage) (as Reverend William Sloane Coffin)   See fewer
Tom Snyder
Self - Journalist (archive footage) Self - Journalist (archive footage)   See fewer
Cyrus Vance
Self - Secretary of State (archive footage) Self - Secretary of State (archive footage)   See fewer
Barbara Walters
Self - ABC News Correspondent (archive footage) Self - ABC News Correspondent (archive footage)   See fewer
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