Escape From Iran: The Canadian Caper

Escape From Iran: The Canadian Caper

97 mins | Drama, Thriller, History, TV Movie | May 17, 1981

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

Escape From Iran: The Canadian Caper

97 mins | Drama, Thriller, History, TV Movie | May 17, 1981

Escape From Iran: The Canadian Caper
A dramatized account of how the staff of the Canadian Embassy helped a group of American diplomats escape from Iran during the Iranian Revolution.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers CTV, Canamedia Productions
Original title Escape From Iran: The Canadian Caper
Directors Lamont Johnson
Writers Lionel Chetwynd, Stanley Rubin

Cast

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