Mendez portrayed in the movie by argo s director, ben affleck posed the group as canadian filmmakers scouting locations for a sciencefiction film, created a. Argo full movie streaming online in hd720p video quality. The award is restored to him after the canadian caper is declassified in 1997. Argo is a suspenseful thriller filled with emotion, tension, and historical accuracy. Pretending to be a film location scouting crew, mendez and a motley crew of hollywood artists, escape artists. The true story behind operation argo to rescue americans. Argo fully deserving of best picture of the year the. An extended version of the film was released on bluray in 20 with 9 minutes worth. Last weekend, more than 40 million viewers watched as ben afflecks argo took home the academy award for best picture of the year.
Oscar winner ben affleck good will hunting, the town directs and stars in this reallife p. I ve watched this time again, yet still sit on the edge of my seat in complete fear. Also, the film included many neardiscoveries of the group that did not actually occur. Screenwriter chris terrio adapted the screenplay from the book by the u.
We live in postauthentic times, and argo is an ideal film for them. Argo is a pretty repulsive film on many levels and its symptomatic of the cultural climate in america at this point in time that it should win best picture at the oscars. Oscar winner ben affleck good will hunting, the town directs and stars in this reallife political intelligence dramedy based on a true story. The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. Other members of the broadcast film critics association. Decouvrez le montage film complet en francais du jeu the bureau xcom declassified. If you dont already own the film, this extended edition might be the way to go. The film was released in north america on february 19, 20 on dvd and bluray disc.
It was declassified by bill clinton in 1997, particularly the actual involvement of cia in the entire thing. 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 1979 embassy crisis. Declassified himself 20 writer argo 2012 miscellaneous crew argo 2012. In order to add credibility to the fake production, tonys team, working in secrecy alongside his hollywood consultants, arranged for full page ads to appear in variety and the hollywood reporter. Working in iran in 1977, prior to the events chronicled in the film argo, affords me the privilege to remember much better times there. Jerome and i then set about picking a name for our movie. Pretending to be a film location scouting crew, mendez and a motley crew of hollywood artists, escape artists and conartists smuggle the six embassy workers to safety in a daring rescue. For the 20 best picture oscarwinner argo, jack kirbys lord of light artwork was omitted and his crucial role in the cias rescue plot was downplayed and distorted, but that is only a part of the problem with the film.
A film that i can only describe as ben afflecks baby, argo is about the true story of the us embassy in tehran, iran being raided with 6 americans stuck in. And the movie gives almost full credit to the american cia. At the same time tony mendez played by ben affleck in the movie argo received back his medal which was previously awarded to him but ta. Central intelligence agency operative tony mendez, the master of disguise, and the 2007 wired article by joshuah bearman, the great escape. Declassified video 20 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
To most, argo is a popular film about the undercover escape of endangered diplomats. The script for fake cia movie argo was actually from an unmade adaptation of roger zelaznys scifi novel lord of light. We needed something catchy from eastern culture or mythology. Argo producer scours for the next strangerthanfiction. After winning an oscar for best picture of 2012, warner brothers studios has decided to rerelease argo to home video in a declassified extended edition. Also posted at in the final scenes of the nailbiting political thriller argo the true story of how the cia safely whisked six u. Reel hope boulder features argo producer klawans boulder. Argo declassified tony mendezs daring operation gets honored as part of the cias 50th anniversary 2. The story behind the cias decision to publicly honour tony mendez and his daring operation for its 50th anniversary celebration ben afflecks balancing act see how the filmmaking team managed to combine drama, comedy and suspense while driving the story between locales as diverse as hollywood, iran and washington, d. He also received a book and a dvd called argo declassified.
Produced by george clooney and grant heslovs smokehouse pictures ides of march, this hostage rescue picture follows cia exfiltration operative and master of disguise tony mendez. The true story behind ben afflecks globewinning film bbc. It comes with 10 minutes of extra footage incorporated into the film, a slew of extras, and will be out in time for the holidays. A classic case of deception central intelligence agency. Lina todd and scoot mcnairy at an event for argo 2012 ben affleck in argo 2012. Portrayals of humanity in ben afflecks argo march 2, 20 by the tendentious mermaid. The film is a dramatized version of the events that occured, featuring excellent productionwork that makes the story and film all the more compelling. Argo movie true story meet the real tony mendez and the. Hollywood producer david klawans, who discovered the declassified cia documents that led to the production of argo, will share the story behind the making of the movie. Director ben affleck made a point of getting actors who look like their reallife counterparts, but he also got some pretty terrific actors who make this little known chapter in history come to life.
Actordirector opens up about his experience making 20 s best picture winner and what was the secret to his success on the project. Because of those times, watching the film also allowed me. Argo writer chris terrio wins best adapted screenplay. It tells the recently declassified true story of how cia agent. Argo making of featurette looking at how the argo story came to be declassified and how it was then developed into a movie. Declassified a special indepth look at the real events that inspired the academy award nominated film, argo. Declassified cia secrets fuel story in ben afflecks. Ben afflecks smart comedy about a bogus film shoot cooked up by the cia to rescue. Ben afflecks smart comedy about a bogus film shoot cooked up by the cia to rescue americans trapped in tehran takes an unfortunate last turn.
Voting closes after one of the most expensive campaigns ever. Home entertainment as a special doubledisc bluray edition. During our 10year association, he had proven to be a great story and joke teller. Declassified is well worth the 2030 minutes to watch it because it is articulate, thoughtful and insightful. Such is the case with ben afflecks critically acclaimed film argo, the recently declassified true story of a fake movie.
Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in nonretail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag. The film is absolutely amazing and definitely one of the best films ive seen in a long time, throughout 2012 and 20 so far we have been treated with some great films such as skyfall, django unchained, life of pi, les miserables, zero dark thirty and more, but in my own personal opinion argo takes the bait as the best of them all. But to the iranian government, argo and its oscar are pure u. The declassified materials used by the cia in its elaborate covert op are. In particular, argo drew complaints that it had minimized the considerable contributions of the canadian government toward the safe extraction of the six americans. Ive watched this time again, yet still sit on the edge of my seat in complete. Embassy staffers out of iran during the 1979 hostage crisis a group of americans disguised as a film crew safely survives three passport checks, the canceling and uncanceling of plane. Chay carter, graham king, tim headington, chris terrio. Actor and director ben affleck stopped by msnbc wednesday to talk about argo, his latest film that had the morning joe hosts raving. Dubbed the declassified extended edition, probably the main attraction is the longer cut of the film, which adds nine minutes to the original 120minute running time the theatrical cut is included as well.
Ben afflecks balancing act balancing humor, politics, hollywood and international intrigue as only affleck and his team could do 3. Argo is a 2012 american historical drama thriller film directed by ben affleck. While everyone is sharing their opinion on ben affleck landing the role of batman for the upcoming man of steel sequel, his last film and one of our favorites of 2012 is getting a swanky looking extended edition bluray release. Ben afflecks tremendously accomplished thriller about a hostage extraction from tehran, 1979, begins with the vintage warner. He once told a group of us a profane knockknock joke, with the word argo in the punch line. Argo movie poster that appeared as a full page ad in variety.
The movie is based on a cia story that was declassified. How the cia used a fake scifi flick to rescue americans from tehran. The bureau xcom declassified fr film jeu complet youtube. Declassified is well worth the 2030 minutes to watch it. The most recent home video release of argo movie is december 3, 20. With ben affleck, joshuah bearman, jimmy carter, grant heslov. Having watched the movie earlier this week, i have to say that it definitely deserved all of the praise it received. President carter factchecks the movie argo duration. Purchase argo on digital and stream instantly or download offline. A cia agent remembers the political drama argo is based on the real story of a ciaplanned rescue in revolutionary iran. Produced by george clooney and grant heslovs smokehouse pictures ides of march, this hostage rescue picture follows cia exfiltration operative and. Argo is a 2012 film from directorcoproduceractor ben affleck, based upon actual events surrounding the historic operation commonly referred to as the canadian caper and that was declassified decades after the event.
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