Movie: "Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper," made-for-TV movie, 1981

The movie dramatizes the account of US Embassy staffers that evaded capture after revolutionary Iranian students seized the US Embassy in 1979; where Canadian Embassy staffers, led by Canadian Ambassador Ken Taylor, and at much personal risk; provided shelter and escape for the Americans from Iran. The US Embassy seizure in Iran broke relations between the US/Iran that has lasted to this day.
Many of the faces in this Canadian production may not be familiar with audiences outside of Canada; where having such cast members may lend itself to more of a docudrama feel to it.
Cast:
Gordon Pinsent
Chris Wiggins
Diana Barrington
Robert Joy
James B. Douglas
Tisa Chang
Larry Aubrey
Matsu Anderson
Julie Khaner
Robert Lalonde
R.H. Thomson
Carl Marotte
Jason Dean
Jonathan Welsh
J.P. Linton
Executive Producer - Stanley Rubin
Producers - Les Harris, Rob Iveson
Teleplay by Lionel Chetwynd
Story by Lionel Chetwynd & Stanley Rubin
Directed by Lamont Johnson