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Taken hostage  Cover Image DVD DVD

Taken hostage / written, produced, and directed by Robert Stone; senior series producer, Susan Bellows.

Bellows, Susan, (television producer.). Stone, Robert, 1958- (television director,, television producer,, screenwriter.). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), (publisher.).

Summary:

The Iran hostage crisis involved 52 American diplomats, Marines, and civilians held by force at the American Embassy in Tehran on November 4, 1979. Unfolding like a political thriller, see how hostages' personal lives were torn apart and scrutinized through publicity, correspondents risked their lives to discover the truth about Iran, and military forces attempted to rescue the victims.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781531714956
  • ISBN: 1531714951
  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Boston : WGBH, PBS, [2022]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Widescreen.
Target Audience Note:
TV rating: TV-MA.
System Details Note:
DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen; stereo.
Source of Description Note:
Title from disc surface.
Subject: Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981.
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Mendez, Antonio J.
Diplomats > United States > History > 20th century.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Genre: Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Adams County Library System.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Gettysburg Library A-DVD 955.054 TA (Text) 35740635918600 New DVD Available -


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