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Summary
The true story behind one the of most daring rescues in modern US history: a secret mission to free hostages captured during the 1979 Iranian revolution.
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Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 84Audiences 83GoodWatch 70
Tomatometer88%
Metascore80
Audience score92%
IMDb7.3
Running time
1 h 47 min
A typical length for documentaries, +11 min on the typical 96
typical 96107Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
2019
September 6, 2019
7 years ago
Genres
DocumentaryHistoryLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
PersianMade in
- United States
Directing · 1
- Barbara Kopple Director, Producer
Writing · 1
- Francisco Bello Writer, Editor
Production · 3
- Eli Lehrer Executive Producer
- Eric Forman Producer
- David Cassidy Producer
Camera · 4
- Gary Keith Griffin Camera Operator
- Asad Faruqi Camera Operator
- Tom Kaufman Camera Operator
- Gelareh Kiazand Camera Operator
Editing · 1
- Fabián Caballero Editor
Sound · 1
- Wendy Blackstone Original Music Composer
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