Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper
6.7
“Risk, resilience, and rescue amidst revolution.”
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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Cast
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Gordon Pinsent
Ambassador Ken Taylor
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Chris Wiggins
John Sheardon
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Diana Barrington
Zena Sheardown
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Robert Joy
Mark Lijek
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James B. Douglas
Bob Anders
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Camille
Tisa Chang
Pat Taylor
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Larry Aubrey
Joe Stafford
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Matsu Anderson
Cora Lijek
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Julie Khaner
Kathy Stafford
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Leslie Carlson
L. Bruce Laingen
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Robert Lalonde
Jean Pelletier
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R.H. Thomson
Lee Schatz
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Chloe
Lamont Johnson Director · Lionel Chetwynd Writer Jeff Warren Editor
United States release May 17, 1981 · Produced in Canada · Production CTV
Production
Canamedia Productions
Production
CTV
Production
Canada
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · May 17, 1981
TV · CBS
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