Escape From Iran: The Canadian Caper

Escape From Iran: The Canadian Caper (1981)

Risk, resilience, and rescue amidst revolution.

Genre: History, Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
Release Date: 1981-05-17
Runtime: 1h 37min
Language: English
Production Company: Canamedia Productions
Production Country: Canada
Director: Lamont Johnson

Summary

A dramatized account of how the staff of the Canadian Embassy helped a group of American diplomats escape from Iran during the Iranian Revolution.

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Cast
Crew

Gordon Pinsent

as Ambassador Ken Taylor
Chris Wiggins

as John Sheardon
Diana Barrington

as Zena Sheardown
Robert Joy

as Mark Lijek
James B. Douglas

as Bob Anders
Tisa Chang

as Pat Taylor
Larry Aubrey

as Joe Stafford
Matsu Anderson

as Cora Lijek
Julie Khaner

as Kathy Stafford
Leslie Carlson

as L. Bruce Laingen
Robert Lalonde

as Jean Pelletier
R.H. Thomson

as Lee Schatz
Carl Marotte

as Marine Sgt. Lopez
Jason Dean

as Sgt. Gauthier
Jonathan Welsh

as Michael Howland
J.P. Linton

as Victor Tomseth
Barbara Gordon

as Kathryn 'Katie' Koob
Tom Berry

as Kim King
Hrant Alianak

as Iranian Minister
George Bloomfield

as Sampson
Maher Boutros

as Siad
Jack Blum

as Louis LeClerc
John Granik

as
François Klanfer

as
Mina E. Mina

as
Micki Moore

as
Ross Petty

as
Laura Press

as
Michael J. Reynolds

as
George R. Robertson

as
Guy Sanvido

as
George Touliatos

as
Casey Stevens

as

Writing	Lionel Chetwynd	Writer
Directing	Lamont Johnson	Director
Art	Carol Spier	Art Direction
Writing	Lionel Chetwynd	Screenstory
Writing	Stanley Rubin	Screenstory
Production	Les Harris	Producer
Production	Rob Iveson	Producer
Production	Stanley Rubin	Executive Producer
Sound	Peter Jermyn	Music
Crew	Albert J. Dunk	Cinematography
Editing	Leslie Borden Brown	Editor
Editing	Jeff Warren	Editor