With gordon pinsent, chris wiggins, diana barrington, robert joy. The hollywood option chronicles the improbable and extraordinary rescue of. This 1980 film, produced by les harris for the cbc. The true story behind the new movie argo about how cia operatives. According to tony mendez, studio sixthe phony hollywood production office he. A dramatized account of how the staff of the canadian embassy helped a group of american diplomats escape. This 2004 canadian documentary details the real life story behind the hollywood blockbuster argo. Film historian and author neal gabler points to another of 2008s. Earlier this month, representatives from hollywood, home of the anythinggoes lifestyle and anythingcanhappen film, traveled to iran, where censorship and. Other hollywood productions to have provoked outrage include the 2004 film, alexander. The true story behind the new movie argo about how cia operatives posing as a hollywood production team rescued six americans hiding in iran during the. After careful consideration of numerous options, the chosen plan began to take shape.
Argo, ben afflecks new movie about the rescue of six americans from iran, is a terrific thriller, even if you know the ending. With more than 4,000 titles available, you cant go wrong. The data is only saved locally on your computer and never transferred to us. The chase scene at the end of the movie is pretty much hollywood hype. On the morning of sunday, january 27, 1980, the full eight person party. Escape from iran commemorates the 25th anniversary of the canadian caper, beginning with the direct testimony of the americans who found sanctuary with the canadian embassy in tehran and the canadians who risked their own safety to shelter their countrys neighbors. Argo is a 2012 american historical drama thriller film directed by ben affleck. Escape from iran commemorates the 25th anniversary of the canadian caper. If youve ever put your complete trust in a documentary, you might want to no, you need to take a look at escape from iran. The spirit of 1980s cannon films rises from the grave in escape plan. The political drama argo is based on the real story of a ciaplanned. Pages in category films set in iran the following 84 pages are in this category, out of 84 total. One mans journey from riches to the torture chamber to freedom.
And the movie gives almost full credit to the american cia. The book details her 500 mile escape to turkey through the snowy iranian mountains and the help. In 2012, ben affleck produced and starred in a movie titled argo, which is based on the book the master of disguise by tony mendez, a cia agent involved in the incident. Iran has hired a controversial french lawyer to file a lawsuit against hollywood over a series of films, including ben afflecks oscarwinning argo, that have allegedly portrayed the islamic. Mohammad rahamian is a prominent iranian playwright whos just made his first film inside iran. Hollywood film accused of insulting iran film the guardian. It made a darn good hollywood movie, and the story of how the canadian ambassador and others helped six american embassy workers escape iran in. Heslov are planning to cowrite escape from tehran, a film about how the cia created a fake movie in order to rescue us citizens during the 1980 iran hostage. Iran bans hollywood movies wikinews, the free news source. Summaries 1 summaries escape from iran commemorates the 25th anniversary of the canadian caper, beginning with the direct testimony of the americans who found sanctuary with the canadian embassy in tehran and the canadians who risked their own safety. Hollywood film 300 sparks iranian anger bbc youtube. Tehran taxi is jafar panahis third film since he was banned from filmmaking by the iranian government, and while its lightly mischievous and cheekily selfreflexive, it amounts to an eff you.
Films helped audiences escape and survive one depression. The true story behind operation argo to rescue americans. Rescue of the canadian six a classic case of deception. Plan what youre going to watch tonight or this weekend with our amazon prime video content list. Now, to complete his excision, the state appeared to be preparing bouzari for a speedy trial in a.
Posing as a producer for argo, mendez enters iran under the alias kevin harkins and. The canadian caper was the joint covert rescue by the canadian government and the cia of. Not without my daughter meet the real betty mahmoody. A dramatized account of how the staff of the canadian embassy helped a group of american diplomats escape from iran during the iranian revolution. Not without my daughter meet the real betty mahmoody, played by sally field. The true story behind operation argo to rescue americans from. Apenric marti my escape to iran at 15, i tried to teach my mother a lesson by returning to our home country. Ben afflecks film argo tells how in 1980 the cia with canadian help sprang a group of americans from iran. No escape takes place in an unnamed fourth world nation with strong overtones of cambodia, though thailand serves as the real location. This iranian film is a love letter to classic american cinema. The canadian caper is a 1981 television film about the canadian caper. Days of crisis 1991 this movie depicts the reallife events of the 1979 iranian hostage situation, which was instigated by a revolution within the country. Iran to sue hollywood over a series of films, including.
Effectsladen war epic 300 has been criticised as an attack on iranian culture. Thursday, october 20, 2005 the president of iran mahmoud ahmadinejad and the supreme cultural revolutionary council, which he heads. I left the theater sweatingjust as when i exited the airport bus. Three iranian girls wearing traditional chadors at a mosque in northern tehran. In 1980, a cia agent named tony mendez sneaked into iran and spirited away six american diplomats who were hiding with canadians. The true story behind ben afflecks globewinning film bbc.
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