OUR MAN IN TEHRAN
DVD
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This true-life spy story, fictionalized in Argo, offers a gripping account of Shah Pahlavi's Iran, the 1979 Iranian Revolution, and the 444-day hostage drama launched when militants seized the U.S. embassy and its personnel.
The story focuses on how six American diplomatic personnel managed to escape and were courageously protected and eventually extracted from Iran by Canadian Ambassador Ken Taylor (dubbed "our man in Tehran" by Jimmy Carter) and his staff. Told through declassified documents, news clips from the time, and interviews with key players including the captives themselves, the documentary sheds new light on the roots of the strained relationship that exists today between Iran and the West.
| Copyright | 2013 |
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| Grade | 9 and up |
| Color | Color |
| Run Time | 85 minutes |
| ISBN | 9786316152534 |