{"id":45618,"date":"2022-11-13T17:34:17","date_gmt":"2022-11-13T22:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=45618"},"modified":"2022-11-13T17:34:17","modified_gmt":"2022-11-13T22:34:17","slug":"taken-hostage-an-american-experience-pbs-special-begins-monday-november-14-9pm-et-check-local-listings-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/11\/13\/taken-hostage-an-american-experience-pbs-special-begins-monday-november-14-9pm-et-check-local-listings-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Taken Hostage: An \u201cAmerican Experience\u201d PBS Special Begins Monday, November 14 @ 9PM ET (check local listings) [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This two-night special <strong><em>American Experience<\/em><\/strong> revisits the Iran hostage crisis that began on November 4, 1979, when 52 American diplomats, Marines, and civilians were taken hostage at the American embassy in Tehran.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X665vlvAlEo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Unfolding like a political thriller, <strong><em>Taken Hostage<\/em><\/strong> tells the story of the Iran hostage crisis, when 52 American diplomats, Marines, and civilians were held hostage at the American Embassy in Tehran on November 4, 1979. For the next 444 days, the world watched as the United States received a daily barrage of humiliation, vitriol, and hatred from a country that had long been one of our closest allies. Told through the candid, personal testimony of those whose lives were upended by the action, the crisis would transform both the U.S. and Iran and forever upend the focus and direction of American foreign policy.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1527407864\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The film is told largely through the lens of the exceptional love story of former hostage Barry Rosen and his wife Barbara, who was suddenly thrust into the public eye as the crisis dragged on. Other key figures are Hilary Brown and Carole Jerome, two pioneering female foreign correspondents who risked their lives to uncover the truth of what was happening in Iran; Gary Sick, a senior member of President Carter\u2019s national security team and longtime Iran expert; and Colonel James Q. Roberts, a member of the top-secret American commando unit, who recounts details of the failed attempt to rescue the hostages in a daring Special Forces operation. <em>Taken Hostage<\/em> uses their candid, personal testimonies to tell the story of these dramatic, history-making events.<\/p>\n<p>Visit<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> PBS.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This two-night special American Experience revisits the Iran hostage crisis that began on November 4, 1979, when 52 American diplomats, Marines, and civilians were taken hostage at the American embassy in Tehran. 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