What's the Difference between Argo the Book and Argo the Movie?

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In the Book	In the Movie
Tony Mendez	Tony Mendez Portrayed by: Ben Affleck
Julio (CIA officer with Mendez)	This Character does not appear.
Joe Calloway	This Character does not appear.
Joe Missouri	This Character does not appear.
Bob (CIA officer in Iran)	This Character does not appear.
Somchai Sriweawnetr	This Character does not appear.
John Sheardown	This Character does not appear.
Robert Anders	Robert Anders Portrayed by: Tate Donovan
Cora Lijek	Cora Lijek Portrayed by: Clea DuVall
Mark Lijek	Mark Lijek Portrayed by: Christopher Denham
Joe Stafford	Joe Stafford Portrayed by: Scoot McNairy
Kathy Stafford	Kathy Stafford Portrayed by: Kerry Bishé
Lee Schatz	Lee Schatz Portrayed by: Rory Cochrane
Ken Taylor	Ken Taylor Portrayed by: Victor Garber

Argo Book vs Movie

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In the Book	In the Movie
Mendez has the Americans dress flashier so they appear like a film crew.	The Americans change their appearances slightly to match their passports and not appear as themselves in case any Iranian locals know them.
John and Zena Sheardown were sent back to Canada prior to the Americans leaving in preparation for shut down of the Canadian Embassy in Tehran.	The Sheardowns are not in the film.
When Mendez goes to the Canadian government to ask for official passports for the Americans, he finds out the passports are already being prepared. The Canadians refused to provide two passports for Mendez and another CIA officer.	This does not happen in the film.
The teacher cover story is just one of the options that Mendez decides not to go with after arriving in Iran.	Jack O'Donnell tells Mendez that the CIA is going with the extraction using covers as teachers for the Americans.
Ordinary police cars cannot match the 180 mph take-off speed of a 747.	Revolutionary guards break through the door at the departure gate and use several police cars to attempt to intercept the Swiss Air 747 airliner while it is taking off. They also break into the control tower to disrupt the departing airliner.

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