| Argo | |
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| Directed by | Ben Affleck |
| Produced by | George Clooney Grant Heslov Ben Affleck |
| Screenplay by | Chris Terrio |
| Starring | Ben Affleck Bryan Cranston Clea DuVall John Goodman Michael Parks Taylor Schilling Kyle Chandler |
| Cinematography | Rodrigo Prieto |
| Editing by | William Goldenberg |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. GK Films |
| Release date(s) | September 14, 2012 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Argo is an upcoming historical drama film about the rescue of six U.S. diplomats from Tehran, Iran during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis. Filming began in September 2011, and it is scheduled to be released in 2012.[1]
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During the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, the governments of the United States and Canada partnered to rescue six U.S. diplomats held hostage at their embassy in Iran. The governments were able to convince Iran that the six hostages were members of a camera crew who were scouting the area for a film titled Argo. The hostages were able to escape the country with their fake identities.[2]
Argo is based on the Canadian Caper that took place during the Iran hostage crisis in 1979 and 1980. The film is directed by Ben Affleck. Chris Terrio wrote the screenplay based on the 2007 Wired article "How the CIA Used a Fake Sci-Fi Flick to Rescue Americans from Tehran" by Joshuah Bearman. Producers George Clooney, Grant Heslov and David Klawans set up a project based on the article in the same year, and Affleck's attachment to the project was announced in February 2011.[3] In the following June, Alan Arkin was the first person cast in the film.[2] After the rest of the roles were cast, filming began in Los Angeles, California in September 2011. Additional filming took place in Istanbul, and the production wrapped in Washington, on location at the CIA on November 19 and the State Department on November 20.[1]
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