Surviving Disaster - Season 1 Episode 6 Iran Hostage Rescue
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.
- Genre: Documentary, Drama
- Studio: BBC One
- Keyword: natural disaster, disaster, catastrophe, chornobyl
- Cast:
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