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English
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This is a true story of secret identities and international intrigue; it is the gripping account of the history making collusion between Hollywood and high-stakes espionage. It relates the true account of the 1979 rescue of six American hostages from Iran. On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants stormed the American embassy in Tehran and captured dozens of American hostages, sparking a 444-day ordeal. But there is a little-known footnote to the crisis:...
Author
Publisher
Wednesday Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
325 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
After lying on her college admissions, seventeen-year-old Jasmine needs to win her senior class election, but the Iran Hostage Crisis explodes across the nightly news and her opponent begins to stir up anti-Iranian hysteria at school causing Jasmine to reconcile with her identity in way she never has before. 1979. Jasmine Zumideh is ready to leave Southern California and into her dream school, NYU. There's only one teensy problem: on the application,...
Publisher
Midwest Tape
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (742 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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Enjoy six Academy Award winners. Titles included Argo, Birdman, Green Book, The Shape of Water, Slumdog Millionaire and Spotlight.
"Argo": Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1979.
"Birdman": A washed-up superhero actor attempts to revive his fading career by writing, directing,...
Author
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
680 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A chronicle of the Iran hostage crisis, America's first battle with militant Islam. On November 4, 1979, a group of radical Islamist students, inspired by the revolutionary Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini, stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran. They took 52 Americans hostage, and kept nearly all of them hostage for 444 days. Journalist Bowden tells the story through the eyes of the hostages, the soldiers in a new special forces unit sent to free them,...
Publisher
Siren Visual [distributor]
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 85 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"The true story behind Ben Affleck's film "Argo, our Man in Tehran" features extensive interviews with Ken Taylor, Canada's former ambassador to Iran, who hid six Americans in his official residence and obtained the counterfeit documents that allowed them to make their dramatic escape from Tehran. The film uncovers new information and adds context, including an historical overview of Iran, interviews with the rescued Americans, former Prime Minister...
8) Argo
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Formats
Description
On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants stormed the American embassy in Tehran and captured dozens of American hostages, sparking a 444-day ordeal and a quake in global politics still felt today. But there's a little-known footnote to the crisis: six Americans escaped. And a mid-level agent named Antonio Mendez devised an ingenious yet incredibly risky plan to rescue them.
9) Argo
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
Widescreen
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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Description
On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants storm the American embassy in Tehran and capture dozens of American hostages, sparking a 444-day ordeal. There's a little-known footnote to the crisis: six Americans escape and a mid-level CIA agent named Antonio Mendez devises an ingenious yet incredibly risky plan to rescue them.
10) Argo
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
Widescreen
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants storm the American embassy in Tehran and capture dozens of American hostages, sparking a 444-day ordeal. There's a little-known footnote to the crisis: six Americans escape and a mid-level CIA agent named Antonio Mendez devises an ingenious yet incredibly risky plan to rescue them.
11) Argo
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
[Blu-ray+DVD combo pack]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants stormed the American embassy in Tehran and captured dozens of American hostages, sparking a 444-day ordeal and a quake in global politics still felt today. But there's a little-known footnote to the crisis: six Americans escaped. And a mid-level agent named Antonio Mendez devised an ingenious yet incredibly risky plan to rescue them.
12) Argo
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
[Blu-ray+DVD combo pack]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants stormed the American embassy in Tehran and captured dozens of American hostages, sparking a 444-day ordeal and a quake in global politics still felt today. But there's a little-known footnote to the crisis: six Americans escaped. And a mid-level agent named Antonio Mendez devised an ingenious yet incredibly risky plan to rescue them.
Publisher
Binge Box
Pub. Date
2020
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
11 videodiscs : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 portable plastic container
Language
English
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Description
A collection of Best Picture-winning movies from the 2010s in one convenient box for binge watching. Titles included: 12 Years a Slave (Rated R), The Shape of Water (Rated R), Green Book (Rated PG-13), the King's Speech (Rated R), Argo (Rated R), The Artist (Rated PG-13), Moonlight (Rated R), Parasite (Rated R), Birdman (Rated R), Spotlight (Rated R)
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