BBC News Magazine:Tony Mendez, the real CIA spy in Argo

[Gerald]

Argo, a film about the audacious rescue of six Americans hiding in Tehran after the storming of the US embassy in November 1979, is the bookies' favourite for best picture at the Oscars. CIA agent Tony Mendez, played in the film by Ben Affleck, explains how the rescue plan was hatched.

SPOILER ALERT: key plot details are revealed below...if you click on the link and continue reading.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21504409



Could be an interesting movie.

Note: 20 February 2013 Last updated at 00:35 GMT