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October 12, 2012
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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.
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Chris Terrio, Tony Mendez, Joshuah Bearman
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Writers
Chris Terrio, Tony Mendez, Joshuah Bearman
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