Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper (1981)
Risk, resilience, and rescue amidst revolution.
1981 · PG · 1h 37m · History, Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
Genres: History, Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
A dramatized account of how the staff of the Canadian Embassy helped a group of American diplomats escape from Iran during the Iranian Revolution.
Director: Lamont Johnson
Writers: Lionel Chetwynd
Music by: Peter Jermyn
Cinematography: Albert J. Dunk
Editor: Jeff Warren, Leslie Borden Brown
Cast
Gordon Pinsent as Ambassador Ken TaylorChris Wiggins as John SheardonDiana Barrington as Zena SheardownRobert Joy as Mark LijekJames B. Douglas as Bob AndersTisa Chang as Pat TaylorLarry Aubrey as Joe StaffordMatsu Anderson as Cora LijekJulie Khaner as Kathy StaffordLeslie Carlson as L. Bruce LaingenRobert Lalonde as Jean PelletierR.H. Thomson as Lee SchatzMore like this
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