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Argo is a 2012 American historical drama thriller film directed, produced by, and starring Ben Affleck. The screenplay, written by Chris Terrio , was adapted from the 1999 memoir The Master of Disguise by U.S. C.I.A. operative Tony Mendez and the 2007 Wired article "The Great Escape: How the CIA Used a Fake Sci-Fi Flick to Rescue Americans from ...
- $44.5 million
A CIA agent devises a plan to rescue six Americans who escaped from the U.S. Embassy in Tehran during the 1979 hostage crisis. He poses as a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film and creates a fake movie called Argo.
Argo is a historical thriller directed by and starring Ben Affleck, based on the true story of the 1979 Iran hostage crisis. The film follows a CIA agent who devises a plan to rescue six Americans hiding in the Canadian embassy by posing as a Hollywood film crew.
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Argo (2012) Based on real events, the dramatic thriller "Argo" chronicles the life-or-death covert operation to rescue six Americans, which unfolded behind the scenes of the Iran hostage crisis. 10,906 2h 2012. X-Ray HDR UHD R. Drama · Suspense · Cerebral · Harrowing. Available to rent or buy. Rent. UHD $3.99. Buy. UHD $7.99. More purchase.
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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.
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