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Shoval made the documentary, produced by Nancy Spielberg, both as a personal message to his friend and with the aim of drawing attention to his situation, as the hostage crisis dragged on and became normalized.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
He was defeated in his bid for a second term in 1980 amid turmoil over economic stagnation, inflation and the Iranian hostage crisis.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Fisher was involved in the Camp David Accords, served as an adviser to both sides during the Iran hostage crisis, and helped to arrange the 1985 Gorbachev-Reagan summit.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
Back to the start: in the wake of Dalton’s interview on national TV, the hostage crisis has obviously taken all of the headlines, and everyone now knows that Toussaint has also been blackmailed.
—Jack King, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2025
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
He was defeated in his bid for a second term in 1980 amid turmoil over economic stagnation, inflation and the Iranian hostage crisis.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Fisher was involved in the Camp David Accords, served as an adviser to both sides during the Iran hostage crisis, and helped to arrange the 1985 Gorbachev-Reagan summit.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
Back to the start: in the wake of Dalton’s interview on national TV, the hostage crisis has obviously taken all of the headlines, and everyone now knows that Toussaint has also been blackmailed.
—Jack King, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Hostage crisis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hostage%20crisis. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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