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Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper (1981)
Directed by Lamont Johnson
“Risk, resilience, and rescue amidst revolution.”
History, Drama, Thriller, TV Movie · 1h 37m
A dramatized account of how the staff of the Canadian Embassy helped a group of American diplomats escape from Iran during the Iranian Revolution.
Cast
Gordon Pinsent
Ambassador Ken Taylor
Chris Wiggins
John Sheardon
Diana Barrington
Zena Sheardown
Robert Joy
Mark Lijek
James B. Douglas
Bob Anders
Tisa Chang
Pat Taylor
L
Larry Aubrey
Joe Stafford
M
Matsu Anderson
Cora Lijek
Julie Khaner
Kathy Stafford
Leslie Carlson
L. Bruce Laingen
Robert Lalonde
Jean Pelletier
R.H. Thomson
Lee Schatz
Crew
- Director
- Lamont Johnson
- Writer
- Lionel Chetwynd
- Editor
- Jeff Warren, Leslie Borden Brown
- Producer
- Les Harris, Rob Iveson
Details
- Release date
- 1981-05-17
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Genres
- History, Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- Canada
- Production
- Canamedia Productions, CTV