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Argo

Name: Argo
Genre: Docudrama
Released: 2012-10-11
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 7.7

2012120 minENIMDb 7.7/10 · 674K votes

As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.

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REPRESENTED HISTORY

04.11.1979 → 28.01.1980

Primary placement confidence: high. Importance on the World History timeline: 5/5.

Historical relation: Based On True Events
Historical accuracy: 3/5
Periods: 1
Events: 0
People: 1
Places: 1

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Cold WarFrom divided Europe and Korea to nuclear brinkmanship, decolonization, dissent and 1989.→

Historical periods1

Iranian RevolutionSetting · Historical Era

Political revolution in Iran that overthrew the Pahlavi monarchy and established an Islamic republic.

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People1

Tony MendezMain Subject · Historical

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Places1

TehranPrimary Setting · City

Capital of Iran and central setting of the hostage-rescue operation dramatized in Argo.

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Argo

04.11.1979 → 28.01.1980

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