Ben Affleck
Tony Mendez
Search results
On November 4, 1979, Iranian Islamists storm the United States Embassy in Tehran in retaliation for President Jimmy Carter giving the Shah, an absolute monarch who was supported by Western powers, asylum in the U.S. during the Iranian Revolution, for cancer treatment.
A CIA agent devises a plan to rescue six Americans who escaped from the US embassy in Tehran during the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis. He poses as a Hollywood producer scouting locations for a science fiction film called Argo and creates fake identities for the refugees.
Jan 14, 2013 · 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 protestors. The...
Argo is a 2012 thriller based on a true story of a CIA operation to rescue six Americans from Iran during the 1979 hostage crisis. The film stars Ben Affleck as the extractor who poses as a Hollywood producer and features Alan Arkin, John Goodman, and Bryan Cranston.
- (365)
- Ben Affleck
- R
- Ben Affleck
People also ask
What is Argo based on?
Is Argo based on a true story?
Is Argo a good movie?
Where can I buy Argo?
Apr 13, 2024 · Argo, American political thriller, released in 2012, that was based on events that took place during the 1979–81 Iran hostage crisis. It centres on several U.S. embassy workers who escaped the hostage takers, took refuge with Canadian diplomats, and were able to escape the country disguised as a Canadian film crew.
- Pat Bauer
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. 10,975 IMDb 7.7 1 h 5 min 2012. X-Ray HDR UHD R. Drama · Historical · Cerebral · Harrowing.
Find out who starred in and worked behind the scenes of Argo, a 2012 historical thriller directed by Ben Affleck. See the full cast and crew list, including actors, writers, producers, and more.
