Surviving Disaster — Season 1, Episode 6: Iran Hostage Rescue
Documentary, Drama • 60 min • 2 seasons, 10 episodes • ★ 6.7/10
Episode synopsis
In November 1979, Iranian militants seized the US embassy in Tehran, taking 66 Americans hostage. President Carter ordered an elite US military force to launch a top-secret rescue, Operation Eagle Claw. This re-creation of the dramatic events splices the action with archive footage of those directly involved.
About Surviving Disaster
Natural and man-made catastrophes retold by eyewitnesses and dramatic reconstructions.