Hostages Part Four: The Transaction (Season 1, Episode 4)
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Hostages

Part Four: The Transaction (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV Episode | Documentary, History

As the stalemate surpasses a year, Carter works to engineer a deal with the 1980 election approaching. The hostages are released on Reagan's inauguration day, with many questioning the role of the crisis in the outcome of the election.

Directors

Abbas Ahmadi Motlagh | Jeff Dupre

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

R.A. Fedde

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

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Cast	+ Add Cast
42 cast members

Name	Known for
John Limbert Self Self See fewer	Embassy (2019)
Lesley Stahl Self Self See fewer	Eagle Eye (2008)
Al Golacinski Self Self See fewer	Hostages (2022)
Robert Armao Self Self See fewer	Hostages (2022)
Parvaneh Limbert Self Self See fewer	Hostages (2022)
Ibrahim Asgharzadeh Self Self See fewer	Embassy (2019)
John Ghazvinian Self Self See fewer	Hostages (2022)
Mohsen Sazegara Self Self See fewer	Hostages (2022)
Abolhassan Bani Sadr Self Self See fewer	Le journal de 20 heures (1956)
Mansour Farhang Self Self See fewer	Hostages (2022)
Massoumeh Ebtekar Self Self See fewer	Hostages (2022)
Kathryn Koob Self Self See fewer	Hostages (2022)
Robert Gates Self Self See fewer	Hostages (2022)
Chris Matthews Self Self See fewer	Hostages (2022)
Ahmad Salamatian Self Self See fewer	Hostages (2022)
Terence Smith Self Self See fewer	Hostages (2022)
Jerry Rafshoon Self Self See fewer	Hostages (2022)
Michael Metrinko Self (as Mike Metrinko) Self (as Mike Metrinko) See fewer	Desert One (2019)
Richard Davis Self Self See fewer	Hostages (2022)
Gary Sick Self Self See fewer	Embassy (2019)
Mohammed Bedjaoui Self Self See fewer	Hostages (2022)
Paul Lewis Self Self See fewer	Hostages (2022)
Victor L. Tomseth Self Self See fewer	Hostages (2022)
Jonathan Alter Self Self See fewer	Alpha House (2013)
Scheherezade Faramarzi Self Self See fewer	Hostages (2022)
Bruce Laingen Self Self See fewer	Iran and the West (2009)
George Bush Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	41 (II) (2012)
Jimmy Carter Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	The American President (2000)
Warren Christopher Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	Iran and the West (2009)
Gerald Ford Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	Dynasty (1981)
Ayatollah Khomeini Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	For Liberty (1979)
Frederick Kupke Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer
Steven Lauterbach Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer
Gary Lee Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer
Ed Meese Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	The Reagan Presidency (2012)
Dorothea Morefield Actress (archive footage) Actress (archive footage) See fewer	Good Morning America (1975)
Paul Needham Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	60 Minutes (1968)
Richard Nixon Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	Frost/Nixon (2008)
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	Sandali
Ronald Reagan Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	Kings Row (1942)
Barry Rosen Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	The Light of Experience (1976)
Virgil Sickman Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer