U.S. Embassy, Iran - November 4, 1979
Leave the building, go now.
Iranians go first.
Now, hurry.
STATE DEPARTMENT - 7TH FLOOR
CANADIAN AMBASSADOR'S RESIDENCE, TEHRAN
SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE
WHITE HOUSE, CHIEF OF STAFF'S OFFICE...
69 DAYS LATER
C.I.A. HEADQUARTERS, VIRGINIA
U.S. EMBASSY, TEHRAN
Six Americans are missing.
Look at the repaired list The embassy employees.
The numbers didn't match.
Finish assembling the pictures from the embassy.
All l need is their faces and l will find them.
Yes, sir, it will be done.
BURBANK, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 19, 1980
Sahar, how are you doing?
Fine, thank you.
Your friends from Canada, ma'am.
All this time. They never go out.
EMBASSY BASEMENT - JANUARY 23, 1980
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE JANUARY 25, 1980
ISTANBUL, TURKEY - JANUARY 27, 1980
IRANIAN CONSULATE - TURKEY
Peace be uppn you.
And upon you, sir. Welcome.
l hope you are well.
Thank you very much. How are you?
l'm very well. What's your name?
You know, sister...
...those who are with him, Rasool of Allah,
we are tender among ourselves.
But stern against the Kufar.
As God wills it.
But those who sit silently have sinned.
How else may l help, sir?
No, no, just one thing.
How long have they been here?
Pardon?
The guests of the Ambassador..
the guests of the Ambassador. How long have they been here?
They arrived two days ago.
Forgive my intrusion, One must be vigilant.
Everyone in this house is a friend of Iran.
Yes, it's a fantasy story about a war in another world.
Here you can see our notices.
Of course l speak Farsi.
l wish to make a film in Iran.
These are the drawings that show what we will film for the movie.
Alien villains have taken over the hero's planet.
They fight for their families and take back the city.
The villains know he is the chosen one, so they kidnap his son in the spice market.
So he and his wife storm the castle.
The people...hold that... the people are inspired to join him.
They are farmers, but they learn to fight.
They shoot weapons at their enemies.
And the king of the aliens is destroyed when the people find their courage.
You are admitted to the Republic of lraq.
The Iran Hostage Crisis ended on January 20, 1981, when all remaining...
hostages were released.
The involvement of the C.I.A. complemented efforts of the
Canadian embassy in freeing the six held in Tehran.
To this day, this story stands as an enduring
All of the Houseguests returned to the U.S. Foreign Service after...
their ordeal in Iran.
Oscar-winning makeup artist John Chambers was awarded the C.I.A.'s
Intelligence Medal, its highest civilian honor.
Tony Mendez's Intelligence Star was returned...
to him in 1997, when the Argo operation was...
declassified by President Clinton.
He lives in rural Maryland with his family.