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Plot. 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.
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
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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.
- 120 min
Argo is a thrilling and comedic film based on a true story of a CIA operation to rescue six Americans from Iran in 1979. Watch the trailer, read critics reviews, and find out where to watch or buy the movie online.
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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.