"Risk, resilience, and rescue amidst revolution." 17 May 1981 Drama, History, Thriller 97 mins
A dramatized account of how the staff of the Canadian Embassy helped a group of American diplomats escape from Iran during the Iranian Revolution.
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Gordon Pinsent as Ambassador Ken Taylor
Chris Wiggins as John Sheardon
Diana Barrington as Zena Sheardown
Robert Joy as Mark Lijek
James B. Douglas as Bob Anders
Tisa Chang as Pat Taylor
Larry Aubrey as Joe Stafford
Matsu Anderson as Cora Lijek
Julie Khaner as Kathy Stafford
Leslie Carlson as L. Bruce Laingen
Robert Lalonde as Jean Pelletier
R.H. Thomson as Lee Schatz
Carl Marotte as Marine Sgt. Lopez
Jonathan Welsh as Michael Howland
J.P. Linton as Victor Tomseth
Barbara Gordon as Kathryn 'Katie' Koob
Lionel Chetwynd Writer
Lamont Johnson Director
Carol Spier Art Direction
Lionel Chetwynd Screenstory
Stanley Rubin Screenstory
Les Harris Producer
Rob Iveson Producer
Stanley Rubin Executive Producer
Peter Jermyn Music
Albert J. Dunk Cinematography
Leslie Borden Brown Editor
Jeff Warren Editor
United States 17 May 1981
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