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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...
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.
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....
- Marcus Rosenbaum
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.
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...
- David Haglund
Feb 6, 2022 · For starters, "Argo" is centered around real events and people. The movie's basic premise is based on a real mission that the Canadian government and the CIA undertook. In the movie, trying to...
Oct 15, 2012 · Argo, like Beautiful Mind, plays out as a clever mix of genre formulas. The opening minutes feel lifted from a documentary about the 1970s Iranian Revolution; grainy photography from Rodrigo Prieto allows stock footage to blend seamlessly with the actual film.
