L'Amerique en Otage (1991)
Directed by Kevin Connor
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Docudrama, Political Drama |
Run Time - 100 min. |
Countries - France, United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Tana Hobart
A made for cable TV docudrama, former Carter administration aides Hamilton Jordan and Gerald Rafshoon were responsible for the production of this miniseries which recounts the 1979 humiliation of America by a handful of Iranian radicals. Told through the eyes of a U.S. Embassy official married to a Tehran woman, this story did not spare neither the aides nor President Carter in the depiction of the shortsightedness and bungled rescue attempt which led to fifty-two Americans being held hostage for over a year and eventually led to President Carter's defeat in the next election despite an otherwise powerful administrative record.
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hostage, embassy, crisis, Iran, politician, President, revolution, diplomat, terrorism, radical, America, campaign, election, humiliation, negotiation, release, rescue, winner
