Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper

Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper was released on May 17, 1981.

Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper was directed by Lamont Johnson.

Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper has a runtime of 1h 37m.

Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper was produced by Les Harris, Rob Iveson.

This film tells a combination of how Ken Taylor and his Canadian Embassy staff in Teheran during the Iranian hostage crisis hid half a dozen American embassy staffers at great personal risk. It furthermore tells the story, which was revealed much later to the cover story for the joint CIA/Canadian rescue operation, of how Ken Taylor successfully smuggled those Americans out of Iran safely under the noses of the internal security forces.

The key characters in Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper are Ambassador Ken Taylor (Gordon Pinsent), John Sheardon (Chris Wiggins), Zena Sheardown (Diana Barrington).

Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper is rated PG.

Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper is a History, Drama, Thriller film.

Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper has an audience rating of 6.7 out of 10.