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Jan 14, 2013 · BBC World Service. Ben Affleck's film Argo tells the bizarre story of how in 1980 the CIA - with Canadian help - sprang a group of Americans from Iran after they escaped a US embassy overrun by ...
The extraction of the six Americans remained top secret for 18 years. They all returned safely to America. "Argo," needless to say, was never filmed. Ben Affleck not only stars in but also directs, and "Argo," the real movie about the fake movie, is both spellbinding and surprisingly funny. Many of the laughs come from the Hollywood guys played ...
Argo. 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. 11,019 IMDb 7.7 1 h 5 min 2012. X-Ray HDR UHD R. Drama · Historical · Cerebral · Harrowing. Available to rent or buy ...
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Argo. DRAMA. 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. Knowing that it's just a matter of time before the refugees are found and likely executed, the U.S. government calls on extractor Tony Mendez ...
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 chapter ...
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- Manohla Dargis
