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1 title in the archive · first depicted 1979
Lived1940 – 2019
CIA exfiltration specialist who brought six American diplomats out of Tehran in 1980 under cover of a fake film production.
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2 years of a 79 year life depicted onscreen
Distinct years the archive depicts, against Tony Mendez’s lifetime (1940 – 2019) — 2.5% of it.
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The seizure of the American embassy in Tehran in 1979 in the wake of the Iranian Revolution and the attempted rescue and negotiation operations conducted thereafter to recover several dozen American hostages.
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What the films portraying Tony Mendez cost to make and took at the worldwide box office, as TMDB records them.
| Film | Budget | Box office |
|---|---|---|
| Argo | $44,500,000 | $232,300,000 |
US dollars as TMDB records them, not adjusted for inflation. 1 film of the 1 portraying them carries either sum.