Argo

Based On A Declassified True Story

Escape from Tehran

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In Movie Theaters:	Friday, October 12, 2012 Nationwide
On Blu-ray & DVD:	Tuesday, February 19, 2013 Released; Now Available Buy or Rent Availability
Director:	Ben Affleck
Cast: more cast	Alan Arkin . . . Lester Siegel John Goodman . . . John Chambers Ben Affleck . . . Tony Mendez Bryan Cranston Scoot McNairy Kyle Chandler
Companies:	Warner Bros. Pictures & 1 more
Rating:	R for language and some violent images.
Runtime:	2 hours, 0 minutes

Storyline

Based on true events, Argo chronicles the life-or-death covert operation to rescue six Americans, which unfolded behind the scenes of the Iran hostage crisis--the truth of which was unknown by the public for decades. On November 4, 1979, as the Iranian revolution reaches its boiling point, militants storm the U.S. embassy in Tehran, taking 52 Americans hostage. But, in the midst of the chaos, six Americans manage to slip away and find refuge in the home of the Canadian ambassador. Knowing it is only a matter of time before the six are found out and likely killed, a CIA "exfiltration" specialist named Tony Mendez (Ben Affleck) comes up with a risky plan to get them safely out of the country. A plan so incredible, it could only happen in the movies.

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Additional Notes:

Based on a Wired magazine article by Joshuah Bearmna, published in 2007 and titled "How the CIA Used a Fake Sci-Fi Flick to Rescue Americans from Tehran."

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