Guests of the Ayatollah (2005)

Twentyfive years after the end of the Iran hostage crisis Wild Eyes Productions amp Discovery Times Channel bring you the definitive portrait of one of the most important events of the 20th century Based on the book Guests of the Ayatollah The First Battle in Americas War With Militant Islam by Mark Bowden Black Hawk Down 1999 Killing Pablo 2001 this fourpart documentary series offers a comprehensive detailed account of the events through the eyes and words of the key players Go inside the daily lives of the hostages and hear from the Iranian student captors the US soldiers sent on the impossible rescue mission and the diplomats working to end the crisis Guests of the Ayatollah is a suspenseful account of a crisis that gripped and ultimately changed the world