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Escaping the Castle

In the autumn of 1950, members of the largest Iranian communist party known as "The Toudeh Party" plot an intricate escape from Tehran's most important prison known as "The Castle".

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  • Mohammad Bahrani

    Mohammad Bahrani

    Narrator

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In the autumn of 1950, members of the largest Iranian communist party known as "The Toudeh Party" plot an intricate escape from Tehran's most important prison known as "The Castle".

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