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Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper
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.
Cast
- 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
Details
- Director
- Lamont Johnson
- Released
- May 17, 1981
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Genres
- History, Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
- Studio
- Canamedia Productions and CTV
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 8.0 / 10 from 1 votes
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