Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper (1981)

17 May 1981 • Drama, History, Thriller • 1h 37m

This film tells a combination of how Ken Taylor and his Canadian Embassy staff in Teheran during the Iranian hostage crisis hid half a dozen American embassy staffers at great personal risk. It furthermore tells the story, which was revealed much later to the cover story for the joint CIA/Canadian rescue operation, of how Ken Taylor successfully smuggled those Americans out of Iran safely under the noses of the internal security forces.

Lamont Johnson
Director

Lionel Chetwynd, Stanley Rubin, Les Harris
Writer

Gordon Pinsent, Chris Wiggins, Diana Barrington
Starring

Language: English
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Country: United States, Canada
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6.7

IMDb (143 votes)