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When it turned out that bob sugar was a ghost in jerry maguire. Oct 20, 2012 argo is the real name of the movie that was used as a front to get the six out of tehran. Founded pearl street films with childhood friend damon, named for the street that ran between their houses. Benjamin geza affleck boldt is an american actor, director, producer and screenwriter. Oct 15, 2012 a postscript during the films end titles citing the argo incident as a model of international cooperation makes much more sense when you keep those facts in mind. Oct 20, 2012 british diplomats took risks to help americans being hunted in revolutionary iran, but ben affleck s new film argo tells a very different story to the anger of british diplomats. As the six members of the embassy staff remain behind closed doors, armed militants. Ben affleck directed this movie in 2012 title argo. Ben affleck, 44, was filming reshoots of justice league in london earlier this week, and he brought a very special guest with him to the set his new girlfriend, lindsay shookus.
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Oscar winner ben affleck good will hunting, the town directs and stars in this reallife political intelligence dramedy based on a true story. His mother, chris anne nee boldt, is a school teacher, and his father, timothy byers affleck, is a social worker. He is also a stalwart member of the democratic party. Argo is the real name of the movie that was used as a front to get the six out of tehran.
How the cia and hollywood pulled off the most audacious rescue in history. Relive the takeover of the us embassy in november of 1979 and the daring rescue mission in january of 1980 through the eyes of those that lived it. English subtitles duration 120 minutes approximately dvd. Ben afflecks paranoid comedythriller shows the boys got good taste the best day of the good will hunting stars acting career was the day it died. Bluray argo used for sale bluray argon original new sealed description this disc is for use only with bluray players actors movie director ben affleck year 2012 screen 2. Rent argo 2012 starring ben affleck and alan arkin on dvd and bluray. Based on real events, the dramatic thriller argo chronicles the lifeordeath covert operation to rescue six americans, which unfolded behind the scenes of the iran hostage crisis. For ben affleck and his best picturenominated team, recreating the escape of six americans trapped during the iran hostage crisis was all about the details.
Ben affleck biography, movie highlights and photos. The movie begins with a brief history of the persian empire, leading up to more modern times, when the iranian leadership was overthrown in 1953, with the assistance of the united states and great britain. With ben affleck, bryan cranston, john goodman, alan arkin. How the cia used a fake scifi flick to rescue americans from tehran. The story itself was in time magazine and is actually pretty well documented, but overall, it got kind of upstaged by the larger issue of the hostages. American actor and filmmaker benjamin geza affleck boldt was born on august 15, 1972 in berkeley, california, and was raised in cambridge, massachusetts. If a teen couple doesnt confess what they know about a friends death, an innocent man might hang for a death he didnt cause.
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