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     • 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 film, which has received seven Oscar nominations including one for best picture, is based on real-life events.
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   Is Argo based on a true story?

   • 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 film, which has received seven Oscar nominations including one for best picture, is based on real-life events. But how much of it is fiction?

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   Did Argo really test the cover story?

   • The truth - which Argo artfully obscures - is that the cover story was never tested and in some ways proved irrelevant to the escape. There is a sequence in the film where the six go on a location scout in Tehran to create the impression they are movie people. According to Mark, the scene is total fiction.

   Argo: The true story behind Ben Affleck's Globe-winning film

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   Is Argo a good movie?

   • Argo was acclaimed by critics, praising Ben Affleck's direction, the cast (especially Arkin and Goodman), the script, and the editing. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 96% of 364 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.4/10.

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   Does Argo reshape reality into a Hollywood hit?

   • It is after the six Americans slip away from the embassy that Argo becomes a masterclass in reshaping reality into a Hollywood hit. The screenplay has the escapees - Mark and Cora Lijek, Bob Anders, Lee Schatz and Joe and Kathy Stafford - settling down to enforced cohabitation at the residence of the Canadian ambassador Ken Taylor.

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3. www.bbc.com › news › entertainment-arts-21003432Argo: The true story behind Ben Affleck's Globe-winning film

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   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 film,...

4. www.npr.org › 2013/02/16 › 172098605'Argo': What Really Happened In Tehran? A CIA Agent Remembers

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   Feb 16, 2013 · The movie Argo, up for seven Oscars at this year's Academy Awards, is based on the true story of the CIA rescue of Americans in Tehran during the 1979 hostage crisis....

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6. www.historyvshollywood.com › reelfaces › argoArgo Movie True Story - Meet the Real Tony Mendez and the 6 ...

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   Aug 7, 2013 · Yes, but in researching the Argo true story, we discovered that unlike what is shown in the film, Tony Mendez did not act as the interrogator. Instead, a man named Roger Lucy, who was house-sitting with the four Americans staying at the Sheardown's home, volunteered to be the interrogator.

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7. thecinemaholic.com › is-argo-based-on-a-true-storyIs Argo Based on a True Story? - The Cinemaholic

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   Mar 28, 2022 · Yes, ‘Argo’ is based on a true story. The film is based on the real-life CIA mission dubbed the “Canadian Caper,” a joint covert operation between the CIA and the Canadian Government conducted in 1979.

8. slate.com › culture › 2012Argo: True story? The facts and fiction behind the Ben ...

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   Oct 12, 2012 · The movie is largely based on a terrific article by Joshuah Bearman published five years ago in Wired, which you should read. (The script also draws on a memoir by Antonio Mendez, the man that...

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9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Argo_(2012_film)Argo (2012 film) - Wikipedia

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   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. [4]

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