Escape From Iran: The Canadian Caper
Risk, resilience, and rescue amidst revolution.
1981 | 97m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Lamont Johnson |
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| Writer: | Lionel Chetwynd |
| Staring: |
| A dramatized account of how the staff of the Canadian Embassy helped a group of American diplomats escape from Iran during the Iranian Revolution. | |
| Release Date: | May 17, 1981 |
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| Director: | Lamont Johnson |
| Writer: | Lionel Chetwynd |
| Genres: | Drama, Thriller, History, TV Movie |
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| Production Companies | CTV, Canamedia Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Gordon Pinsent | Ambassador Ken Taylor |
| Chris Wiggins | John Sheardon |
| Diana Barrington | Zena Sheardown |
| Robert Joy | Mark Lijek |
| James B. Douglas | Bob Anders |
| Tisa Chang | Pat Taylor |
| Larry Aubrey | Joe Stafford |
| Matsu Anderson | Cora Lijek |
| Julie Khaner | Kathy Stafford |
| Leslie Carlson | L. Bruce Laingen |
| Robert Lalonde | Jean Pelletier |
| R.H. Thomson | Lee Schatz |
| Carl Marotte | Marine Sgt. Lopez |
| Jason Dean | Sgt. Gauthier |
| Jonathan Welsh | Michael Howland |
| J.P. Linton | Victor Tomseth |
| Barbara Gordon | Kathryn 'Katie' Koob |
| Tom Berry | Kim King |
| Hrant Alianak | Iranian Minister |
| George Bloomfield | Sampson |
| Maher Boutros | Siad |
| Jack Blum | Louis LeClerc |
| John Granik | |
| François Klanfer | |
| Mina E. Mina | |
| Micki Moore | |
| Ross Petty | |
| Laura Press | |
| Michael J. Reynolds | |
| George R. Robertson | |
| Guy Sanvido | |
| George Touliatos | |
| Casey Stevens |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Lionel Chetwynd | Writer, Screenstory |
| Jeff Warren | Editor |
| Albert J. Dunk | Cinematography |
| Stanley Rubin | Screenstory |
| Leslie Borden Brown | Editor |
| Peter Jermyn | Music |
| Carol Spier | Art Direction |
| Lamont Johnson | Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Rob Iveson | Producer |
| Stanley Rubin | Executive Producer |
| Les Harris | Producer |
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