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Producer, director and star Ben Affleck Development. Argo is based on the "Canadian Caper" that took place during the Iran hostage crisis in 1979 and 1980. Chris Terrio wrote the screenplay based on Joshuah Bearman's 2007 article "How the CIA Used a Fake Sci-Fi Flick to Rescue Americans from Tehran," which was published in Wired.
Argo: Directed by Ben Affleck. With Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, John Goodman. Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1979.
- Ben Affleck
- 3 min
Argo (2012) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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- Pat Bauer
Oct 11, 2012 · Directed by Ben Affleck. Biography, Drama, Thriller. R. 2 hours. By Manohla Dargis. Oct. 11, 2012. At one point in “Argo,” a smart, jittery thriller about a freakish and little-known...
- Ben Affleck
- Manohla Dargis
- 120 min
On Nov. 4, 1979, militants storm the U.S. embassy in Tehran, Iran, taking 66 American hostages. Amid the chaos, six Americans manage to slip away and find refuge with the Canadian ambassador.
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As six escapees get trapped in the home of Canadian ambassador Ken Taylor, ex-filtration expert Tony Mendez devises an impossible plan: pose as members of a Canadian film crew scouting for shooting locations for Argo, their latest science-fiction movie.
