Hostages Part Three: The Sand Storm (Season 1, Episode 3)
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Hostages

Part Three: The Sand Storm (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV Episode | Documentary, History

The crisis reaches a boiling point as the Carter Administration fails to security the hostages release. Carter initiates the disastrous Operation Eagle Claw mission resulting in casualties as the fate of the hostages hang in the balance.

Directors

Abbas Ahmadi Motlagh | Joshua Bennett

Producers

Joshua Bennett | Maro Chermayeff | Jeff Dupre | Gelareh Kiazand & 2 more

Composer

Adam Peters

Cinematographers

Alijalali69 (cinematography by) | Wolfgang Held | Ali Jalali | Xavier Liberman | Pierre Rios

Editor

Ed Barteski

Production Designer

Matthew Betmaleck

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Edit Released

Updated Sep 28, 2022

Release date

Sep 28, 2022 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 win & 3 nominations

Contacts

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Cast	+ Add Cast
37 cast members

Name	Known for
Lesley Stahl Self Self See fewer	Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021)
Al Golacinski Self Self See fewer	Hostages (2022)
Kathryn Koob Self Self See fewer	Hostages (2022)
Paul Lewis Self Self See fewer	Hostages (2022)
John Limbert Self Self See fewer	Embassy (2019)
Parvaneh Limbert Self Self See fewer	Hostages (2022)
Chris Matthews Self Self See fewer	Hostages (2022)
Jonathan Alter Self Self See fewer	Alpha House (2013)
Terence Smith Self Self See fewer	Hostages (2022)
Ibrahim Asgharzadeh Self Self See fewer	Embassy (2019)
Richard Davis Self Self See fewer	Hostages (2022)
Mansour Farhang Self Self See fewer	Hostages (2022)
Massoumeh Ebtekar Self Self See fewer	Hostages (2022)
Mike Metrinko Self Self See fewer	Desert One (2019)
Eleaine Sciolino Self Self See fewer	Hostages (2022)
Gary Sick Self Self See fewer	Embassy (2019)
Narges Bajoghli Self Self See fewer	The Skin That Burns (2012)
Sally Quinn Self Self See fewer	Born Yesterday (1993)
Malcolm Byrne Self Self See fewer	The Native Hue of Resolution (2013)
Robert Armao Self Self See fewer	Hostages (2022)
Arístides Royo Self Self See fewer	El último soldado (2010)
Mohammad Naeemipour Self Self See fewer	Hostages (2022)
Robert Gates Self Self See fewer	Hostages (2022)
Laurie Anderson Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer
Jimmy Carter Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	The American President (2000)
Theresa Gallegos Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer
Sadek Ghotbzadeh Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	Tagesschau (1952)
Ayatollah Khomeini Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	For Liberty (1979)
Ted Koppel Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	Koppel on Discovery (2006)
Penelope Laingen Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer
Gloria Lewis Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer
Philip Lewis Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	Sandali
Debbie Plotkin Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer
Ronald Reagan Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	Kings Row (1942)
William Sloane Coffin Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	Witness to War: Dr. Charlie Clements (1985)