Iranian Embassy Siege

Synopsis: In April 1980 the world watched and waited as gunmen held 26 people hostage at the Iranian Embassy in London. The siege was played out in the full glare of the world media. The final drama unfolded in front of millions of viewers, the pictures relayed live by TV cameras during peak time. After a six day standoff the SAS launched a dramatic attack on the hostage takers. To many the idea that the British Army had an elite regiment of soldiers, highly trained in specialist warfare, was regarded as a myth. The Iranian Embassy Siege was the first time that the Special Air Services were exposed to the public eye.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2004
Year of production: 2004
Subjects: History; Sociology; Military Science
Keywords: sieges; hostage taking; Special Air Service; Iranian Embassy Siege

Name: Classic Pictures Entertainment Ltd
Phone: 01932 572016
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Address: Shepperton International Film Studios
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Shepperton, Middx TW17 0QD

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