Number: 49

IMDB Rating: 7.9/10 (286913 votes)

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Also known as:: Escape from Tehran

Country: USA, 120 minutes

Spoken Languages: English, German, Persian

Genre(s): Thriller, Drama, History, Biography

Director: Ben Affleck

Cast: Ben Affleck (as Tony Mendez), Bryan Cranston (as Jack O'Donnell), Alan Arkin (as Lester Siegel), John Goodman (as John Chambers), Victor Garber (as Ken Taylor), Tate Donovan (as Bob Anders), Clea DuVall (as Cora Lijek), Scoot McNairy (as Joe Stafford), Rory Cochrane (as Lee Schatz), Christopher Denham (as Mark Lijek)

Medium: Digital Copy

Plot Outline: In 1979, the American embassy in Iran was invaded by Iranian revolutionaries and several Americans were taken hostage. However, six managed to escape to the official residence of the Canadian Ambassador and the CIA was ordered to get them out of the country. With few options, exfiltration expert Tony Mendez devised a daring plan: create a phony Canadian film project looking to shoot in Iran and smuggle the Americans out as its production crew. With the help of some trusted Hollywood contacts, Mendez created the ruse and proceeded to Iran as its associate producer. However, time was running out with the Iranian security forces closing in on the truth while both his charges and the White House had grave doubts about the operation themselves.

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