One November 4, 1979, a group of radical Islamic students swarmed into the U.S. embassy in Tehran, taking its staff hostage and demanding that the American government return the Shah of Iran. 444 days later the students went home, having failed to produce the Shah (he had died), but having succeeded in unleashing a geopolitical disturbance which wreaked havoc on the American psyche and brought ruin to then President Jimmy Carter's term in office.

Produced by acclaimed filmmaker, Les Harris, The Iran Hostage Crisis: 444 Days to Freedom, interweaves rare documentary footage with personal reminiscences and contemporary video, moving presidents and pundits into the wings, leaving center stage for the hostages and those who knew them well. To watch this film is to vividly relive the euphoria of release.

DVD Bonus Features include the History of Iran (Persia), Persian Historical Periods and Instant Access to 60 Chapter Stops.

An interesting note... the profile of the man carrying the briefcase (in the cover art) is suspected by some former American hostages and US government authorities of being Iran's new president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. To understand the present, we must first understand the past.