American Experience (1988 – ...)

1988 • 38 seasons • Documentary • TV-PG

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Episode 5 — Taken Hostage (1)

Name: Episode 5 — Taken Hostage (1)
Released: 2022-11-14
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 1.7

Season 34 • American Experience

Released: 2022-11-14 • Documentary

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Part 1: Revisit the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, when 52 Americans were held hostage in Tehran, through stories of those whose ordeal riveted the world.

Season 34 · Episode 5 · Streaming in USA

Episode 1
Riveted: The History of Jeans
2022-02-07

Episode 2
The American Diplomat
2022-02-15

Episode 3
Flood in the Desert
2022-05-03

Episode 4
Plague at the Golden Gate
2022-05-24

Episode 5
Taken Hostage (1)
2022-11-14

Episode 6
Taken Hostage (2)
2022-11-15

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