What's the Difference between Argo the Book and Argo the Movie?
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In the Movie |
Tony Mendez
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Tony Mendez
Portrayed by: Ben Affleck
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Julio (CIA officer with Mendez)
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This Character does not appear.
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Joe Calloway
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This Character does not appear.
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Joe Missouri
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This Character does not appear.
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Bob (CIA officer in Iran)
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This Character does not appear.
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Somchai Sriweawnetr
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This Character does not appear.
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John Sheardown
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This Character does not appear.
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Robert Anders
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Robert Anders
Portrayed by: Tate Donovan
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Cora Lijek
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Cora Lijek
Portrayed by: Clea DuVall
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Mark Lijek
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Mark Lijek
Portrayed by: Christopher Denham
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Joe Stafford
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Joe Stafford
Portrayed by: Scoot McNairy
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Kathy Stafford
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Kathy Stafford
Portrayed by: Kerry Bishé
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Lee Schatz
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Lee Schatz
Portrayed by: Rory Cochrane
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Ken Taylor
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Ken Taylor
Portrayed by: Victor Garber
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| In the Book |
In the Movie |
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Mendez loads a Canadian diplomatic pouch with disguises and other material he needs that will be sent along with the six Canadian passports and 12 American passports. The pouch is too small for all of his material that he wants, so some is left behind. An additional six Canadian passports were sent earlier. One set of passports has forged entry/exit visas, the others are blank. Driver's licenses, credit cards and business cards and air tickets are also included. |
Mendez meets with Ken Taylor. He gives Mendez Canadian passports. They have no visa stamps, so Mendez will have to ink them in. |
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This does not happen in the book. The Canadians had already purchased the tickets; the American government had not done so. |
Mendez checks in at the airports and finds that he does not have reservations. At the same time the CIA pushes the tickets through and the ticketing agent then finds his reservation.
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Lee Schatz hid in the Swedish embassy and at the home of a counselor before joining the others at the Sheardown residence. He occasionally went on outings with the Swedish Embassy staff without complications. Schatz arrived at the Sheardown residence on November 22rd.
A second group, including Consul General Richard Morefield fled and were quickly captured by the Iranians. |
Schatz was with the five other Americans when they went to the Canadain residence. Morefield, Sriweawnetr and Sheardown are not in the film. |
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Mendez and his team got a final authorization from President Carter while in Bonn Germany. |
Ken Taylor tells Mendez to burn the Canadian passports as the mission was canceled and just not to show up in the morning of the planned departure.
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This did not happen as the airline tickets were supplied by the Canadians. |
Jack O'Donnell fights with his boss about the mission and tells him to call the director about the tickets. O'Donnell contacts his superiors and convinces them to confirm the air tickets for Mendez and the six Americans. |