![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The movie obscures its real-life origins, but it started with one of the 1960s most cutting-edge novels, Roger Zelazny's Lord of Light. One core prop: a convincing, ready-to-shoot screenplay. To infiltrate the country and facilitate the diplomats' return, CIA technician Tony Mendez concocts an incredible cover story: they're part of a film crew, scouting out locations in the Islamic republic for an epic science fiction movie. diplomats from Tehran, Iran, during the 1979 hostage crisis. But one core prop is hard to find at short-notice: a convincing, ready-to-shoot screenplay.Īrgo, a thriller directed by and starring Ben Affleck, dramatizes the rescue of six U.S. To facilitate the return of six US diplomats trapped in Iran, during the 1979 hostage crisis, CIA technician Tony Mendez concocts an incredible cover story: they're part of a film crew, scouting out locations in the Islamic republic for an epic science fiction movie. ![]()
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