Our Man in Tehran

2013
1h 25m

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7.4/10

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The events of the Iranian Hostage Crisis and Canada's involvement, especially concerning Ambassador Ken Taylor, are explored.The events of the Iranian Hostage Crisis and Canada's involvement, especially concerning Ambassador Ken Taylor, are explored.The events of the Iranian Hostage Crisis and Canada's involvement, especially concerning Ambassador Ken Taylor, are explored.

Directors
- Drew Taylor
- Larry Weinstein
Writers
- Drew Taylor
- Robert Wright
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IMDb RATING

7.4/10

284

YOUR RATING

Directors
- Drew Taylor
- Larry Weinstein
Writers
- Drew Taylor
- Robert Wright
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 9 wins total

Top cast23

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Assadollah Alam

Self
(archive footage)

Bob Anders

Self

Jimmy Carter

Self
(archive footage)

Joe Clark

Self

Walter Cronkite

Self
(archive footage)

William Daugherty

Self

Massoumeh Ebtekar

Self
(archive footage)

Sadegh Ghotbzadeh

Self
(archive footage)

Carole Jerome

Self

Sadegh Khalkhali

Self
(archive footage)

Ayatollah Khomeini

Self
(archive footage)
(as Ruhollah Khomeyni)

Flora MacDonald

Self

Tony Mendez

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Richard Nixon

Self
(archive footage)

Farah Pahlavi

Self
(archive footage)
(as Empress Farah)

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

Self
(archive footage)
(as Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi)

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

Self
(archive footage)

Anwar Sadat

Self
(archive footage)

Directors
- Drew Taylor
- Larry Weinstein
Writers
- Drew Taylor
- Robert Wright
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Featured review

8/10

Finally the Truth is Told > Partially!

Sadly most of what has happened, & continues to happen in many countries, in the world today has been caused by the US/CIA. Hopefully this documentary will set the record straight > partially.

I saw the movie, referred to by you mote99, > made by the luvvies of Hollywood, (that financially support ALL US governments), & was annoyed by the inaccuracies.

Thanks for your review & words mote99 > 'Forget about Ben Affleck's silly fairy tale, "Argo". ' ......

Very true words indeed.- Shame the rest of the story/truth will NEVER 'come out'...

LBB

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Trivia
"Our Man in Tehran" covers the same events dramatized by director Ben Affleck in "Argo." The title refers to Ken Taylor, the Canadian ambassador to Iran. US President Jimmy Carter called Taylor "our man in Tehran" because he provided intelligence to the US government following the takeover of the US embassy in Iran.

Goofs
During the sequence discussing the sale of F14 fighters to Shah-era Iran, there are many shots of F4 Phantoms instead. No F14s are shown during the whole sequence.