Locked Up Abroad

The Real Argo

Documentary Jan 19, 2015 44 min iTunes

Available on ABC, Disney+, Hulu, Sling TV, NAT GEO TV

S2013 E5: Learn the real story behind the Academy Award-winning movie "Argo" from the people who actually inspired the film. Locked Up Abroad sits down with Antonio Mendez - the former CIA officer portrayed in the movie by Ben Affleck - along with former hostages Mark Lijek and Cora Amburn-Lijek. Combining archival news footage with their first-person accounts, see how the CIA rescued six American diplomats from Tehran, Iran, by having them pose as a movie crew.

Documentary Jan 19, 2015 44 min iTunes

TV-14

Information

Released: 2015
Run Time: 44 min
Rated: TV-14

Languages

Original Audio: English (United States), English (United Kingdom)
Audio: English (United States) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.