There's a great documentary called Our Man in Tehran, ( 2013,) which details the role Ken Taylor and the Canadian government played regarding the 1980 hostage crisis. The US government wouldn't be able to falsify passports because of too many levels. The Prime Minister, Joe Clark, and Flora MacDonald fabricated the six passports used to extract hostages. These facts weren't addressed in the movie, Argo.
you really believe this shit..mullahs and jimmy carter good friends.....globalists need mullahs on that region so they can sell guns to other arab countries...that was all show...my father in laws office used to be there ..bbc knew this is going to happened they set up big cameras in front of embassy and they say ...we have videos taking by poeple passing by....globalists ruined that beaytiful country
@@cnn8420 lol dude there's plenty of former spooks that write an autobiography or on certain events they took part in. Charlie Wilson's War for example.
Mendez, now retired, uses his make up skills to build very lifelike prosthetics for injured & needy persons. He thought that if his skills could cover up, why couldn't those same skills add to? He does remarkable work & brings extreme joy to people! 💪❤️👍
@@sylviaopriessnig2514 Oh that's really interesting! I didn't know that and he would have gained a lot of skills from his job as you point out, great he could use them for such a great cause. Thanks. Its so sad he died of parkinsons in 2019. What an amazing man.
Wow, Tony Mendez is a great man! I am glad I learned about this story.Thanks to Ben Affleck and screen writer Chris! P.S. You're welcome USA! Audrey, Quebec, Canada.
Tony Mendez came up with the movie crew plan, created the passports, and got them through Mehrabad airport. Not too mention also creating Studio 6 Productions. But that’s only a “minor role” I guess.
Mendez es un ejemplo de humanidad, poner en peligro la propia vida para salvar la de otros, va mucho mas alla de lo que se le podria pedir a un trabajador, congratulations from Chile
This is why i love movies like Argo, Charlie Wilson's War, and Blackhawk Down. What they don't cover or go in depth in the movie they make a documentary that releases alongside the movie.
Just found this great documentary. I had seen the movie several years ago and was astounded by the brave rescue. I, too, am appreciative of how Canada manned up and supported these hostages. Thank you, Canada!
IMHO, it doesn't sound like him. However, the Discovery web site page for this video clearly states: *"ARGO: Inside Story, narrated by Bryan Cranston ("Argo"),.."* So clearly, it is him.
"90% of the contributions to the ideas and the consummation of the plan was Canadian. And the movie gives almost full credit to the American CIA. And with that exception, the movie is very good. But Ben Affleck's character in the film was... only in Tehran a day and a half. And the main hero, in my opinion, was Ken Taylor, who was the Canadian ambassador who orchestrated the entire process." CNN interview, former U.S. president Jimmy Carter.
I thought the point of the movie, with most reality, was that canada were the heros for hiding and protecting the six Americans in the Canadian embassy. But it really was the cia plan to get them out. Both countries nailed it.
They actually sat down together many times before and after Argo release (on camera and off), but I agree another movie collaboration between them would be great.
Amazing. So if Uncle Tony was gonna design fake documents for me he would keep June as my birth month but use my mom's birthday ( June 5 ) or my brother's birthday ( June 2 ) as " my " birthday! Antonio Mendez, you are a bloody genius.
A great story and it adds context to the movie. At the end of the movie credits it was interesting that Jimmy Carter made no mention of his failed military rescue and didn’t mention they were only returned to Ronald Reagan.
Actually the Hostage release was negotiated by Carter, and it was Reagan that committed treason by speaking with the Iranians and asking them not to release the hostages until after the 1980 election.
it sickens me how little thanks we have received, actually just a mention would have been nice... It was the Canadian government that supplied the Americans with passports, Canadian passports so they could get the hell out of Doge ...which they did thank god. Also during 9/11 your american planes had to be diverted to Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa and more... It was so tight they went on the radio to ask the general public to open their homes to those Americans that were stuck here, my family was one that invited two families to stay in our homes for the four days they had to wait... I am truly ashamed of your government for not mentioning that and also just how many first responders came to lend aid in the days following the atrocities.. I was one of 24 Canadian soldiers that drove down to ground zero to lend a hand.. We were there for a month. Now, due to what we breathed in while we worked has now killed four of the 26 of us that went to help and no i have been diagnosed with the same cancer. I have eight months to live....and your all welcome. but I might add, Id do it again.
@@jdn408 The CIA , had very little to do with this ,this is all an exaggeration,Canada did all the work , ask The Americans that took rescue at The Canadian Ambassador Ken Taylor's home ,he did all the work.
Organized Chaos. Well, I appreciate you, your colleagues, Canadians, and all the hero’s you speak of, if my opinion matter any. Some of us know what other countries do for us, even if the USA doesn’t right out admit what an outstanding role others play in our history. I’m truly saddened that you, like many other people here in the USA and your colleagues, have now been diagnosed with cancer. I hope this is a comfortable for you and your loved ones, as impossible as that may be. It’s 10 months after you’ve made this comment now, I do hope you’ve actually made a recovery, some how. Thank you again for your sacrifice, you’ll be remembered in our home, and you are truly thanked for what you have done and now we (in our home) are truly saddened to know of you and your colleagues sufferings. -👊🏻🚓🤟💔✊🏿🚒💪🏼🖤☎️🖤💪🏼🚒✊🏿💔🤟🚓👊🏻
I wish the movie stuck more the the real story instead of stuff like getting approval at the last second, Iranians chasing the plane as it took off, etc.
In reality they flew out at about 5.30 or 6am without a hitch as the guards weren't there that early, according to the Canadian Ambassador and his wife in an interview podcast. She also used cash to buy tickets with several airlines for the Americans in case there was a problem with one. I heard that the kiwi's (New Zealand) or UK people drove them to the airport too so all helped.
It's so interesting. Uncle Tony is " Antonio " yet even Aunt Jonna calls him " Tony ". Jose Ferrer, my dearest uncle figure, liked to be called " Joe ". No, I'm not trying to imply that my beloved humans are self hating- it's just something " cute " that they share. I " compromise- Mendez is " Tony " and Ferrer is " Jose ". 🤣
Sudi Mwinyi - Are you talking about the movie they said that Hollywood wanted him to star in and how he supposedly came to meet, whichever star it was, and that’s how they caught him. I have read and watched many other videos/documentaries/news reports, they say different then the one source, (that I forget now) who said that El Chapo met with said star, thinking that Hollywood wanted to make a movie about “Vida El Chapo”, lmao of it is true!
sageofgame Not true. The person identified as Mendez (29:01 for example) is actually Mendez himself. There are videos on YT of him using his skills to build lifelike prosthetics following his retirement from the CIA. He's a very humble giving person. ❤️
What i do not understand is why they never anywhere, talk about the risk for the people who are already captured. In ww2 they just shot people as a punishment for not signing over people. They could have shot 20 of the hostages as revenge. I feel like they keep simplifying the story and leaving out a lot. Did it even happen like this at all?
The c.I.a was gonna use the argo cover to rescue the other hostages. They were gonna build a movie set near the embassy and the film crew would've been special forces soldiers and they would've raided the embassy.
Hopefully this can never happen again. Iran made a great mistake in charging and raiding the US Embassy. This mistake has hurt them badly in any type of relationship with the USA. Yes the former President of Iran messed things up too. Now with the war in the Gaza strips and Iran supporting Hamas is ruining the relationship with the USA. Thank goodness for the efforts of Canada, its organizations and the USA and its organizations. I don't know all the things the CIA does, but I'm thankful there work in this.
And again, in Hollywood movies, we're bad people I'm not exactly talking about this movie because in this movie, we had at least the appearance of humans! I mean movies like 300 that can tarnish our image by distorting history. Why doesn't anyone once pay attention to what we want to do in the world, that the Iranian people want to be friends with all nations? Why is Hollywood ruining our image and being supported by the American people? Is there anyone in America who knows how unsuccessful our government has been in ruining our friendship with the Americans or the people of the world? Because we don't believe everything the media says. I just want you to not let the media show you anything other than the truth, read a little.
Thanks for sharing your point of view. I'm american and for the most part, I think many of us understand that the average citizen of Iran (or any other county we have strained relationships with) does not represent or agree with their governments mistakes and have a nuanced point of view. I'd like to be friends with any of the warm friendly people of Iran. There are people here that have open minds as well.
Thank you Canada! You guys really put your neck on the line for us. Couldn’t ask for a better neighbor.
You're welcome!
There's a great documentary called Our Man in Tehran, ( 2013,) which details the role Ken Taylor and the Canadian government played regarding the 1980 hostage crisis. The US government wouldn't be able to falsify passports because of too many levels. The Prime Minister, Joe Clark, and Flora MacDonald fabricated the six passports used to extract hostages. These facts weren't addressed in the movie, Argo.
Tell Attie Pollard , here on UA-cam .
@@a.p.980 i😅😊😊uh yes here in a I’ll😊😅😅oiuu😮😮😮😅😅😅😅😅😅
Well Your Welcome United States coming from someone in Ontario, Canada
Tony Mendez has balls of fucking steel... He was safe in America and flew himself into what seemed like certain death. Thats a man of honor.
you really believe this shit..mullahs and jimmy carter good friends.....globalists need mullahs on that region so they can sell guns to other arab countries...that was all show...my father in laws office used to be there ..bbc knew this is going to happened they set up big cameras in front of embassy and they say ...we have videos taking by poeple passing by....globalists ruined that beaytiful country
Spies don't write books about their missions LOL!
Ken Taylor had balls of steel .
@@cnn8420 Guess you're wrong on this occasion. x 😀
@@cnn8420 lol dude there's plenty of former spooks that write an autobiography or on certain events they took part in. Charlie Wilson's War for example.
Mendez, now retired, uses his make up skills to build very lifelike prosthetics for injured & needy persons. He thought that if his skills could cover up, why couldn't those same skills add to? He does remarkable work & brings extreme joy to people! 💪❤️👍
do you mean John Chambers, played by John Goodman, the make up artist?
@@jane2133 No, it's Menendez
@@jane2133 no, Tony Mendez... it makes sense, since he was specialized in disguise
@@kamily8288 It's Tony Mendez
@@sylviaopriessnig2514 Oh that's really interesting! I didn't know that and he would have gained a lot of skills from his job as you point out, great he could use them for such a great cause. Thanks. Its so sad he died of parkinsons in 2019. What an amazing man.
Wow, Tony Mendez is a great man! I am glad I learned about this story.Thanks to Ben Affleck and screen writer Chris! P.S. You're welcome USA! Audrey, Quebec, Canada.
I will always love your great country of Canada! Couldn't ask for a better neighbor.
"..not sure I can pull this off.. "
[Sees cork magic trick]
" Never mind I'm James Bond.."
RIP Tony Mendez (1940 - 2019) Thank you for your service for the nation. Thank you Canada for the support in this mission.
Thank you Canada!! 🍻 🇨🇦 🍁
The real MVP of this event is Thai Chef.
Alex Reindeer oo
The cia played a minor role in the rescue. As president carter noted in his interview afterwards, about 90% of it was done by Canada.
Tony Mendez came up with the movie crew plan, created the passports, and got them through Mehrabad airport. Not too mention also creating Studio 6 Productions. But that’s only a “minor role” I guess.
Mendez es un ejemplo de humanidad, poner en peligro la propia vida para salvar la de otros, va mucho mas alla de lo que se le podria pedir a un trabajador, congratulations from Chile
This story is amazing!
This is why i love movies like Argo, Charlie Wilson's War, and Blackhawk Down. What they don't cover or go in depth in the movie they make a documentary that releases alongside the movie.
Wow! Never hear of this till i bumped into another UA-cam video by chance!!😳
I love Canada. Canadians are wonderful
they are. much better people comparing to their neighbors.
Just found this great documentary. I had seen the movie several years ago and was astounded by the brave rescue. I, too, am appreciative of how Canada manned up and supported these hostages. Thank you, Canada!
Yes it is Bryan Cranston narrating. It says so in the credits right at the end.
IMHO, it doesn't sound like him. However, the Discovery web site page for this video clearly states: *"ARGO: Inside Story, narrated by Bryan Cranston ("Argo"),.."* So clearly, it is him.
thanks for uploading
And after Ken Taylor passed and the movie Argo was coming out it was revealed he really was also a spook. A diplomat and a spy.
WHAT. ???
@@josephineyoung2616 the Canadian ambassador was a spy.
Source please on Taylor being a spy? Totally ridiculous
"90% of the contributions to the ideas and the consummation of the plan was Canadian. And the movie gives almost full credit to the American CIA. And with that exception, the movie is very good. But Ben Affleck's character in the film was... only in Tehran a day and a half. And the main hero, in my opinion, was Ken Taylor, who was the Canadian ambassador who orchestrated the entire process." CNN interview, former U.S. president Jimmy Carter.
LMFAO!!!!!🤣
some times shadow protect a person and nation too
Yes for once Canada mattered 💁♂️
@@brocklanders8760 and of course in hockey, we kick balls in hockey 🤣
I thought the point of the movie, with most reality, was that canada were the heros for hiding and protecting the six Americans in the Canadian embassy.
But it really was the cia plan to get them out. Both countries nailed it.
Bryan Cranston has a great narrator voice
Thank you for sharing
24:34 I would of thought man I’m dead. This dudes gonna get me killed. 😂😂😂
I love the brave ones who worked this.
Tony Mendez and Ben Affleck need to sit down together, Tony to tell more CIA stories and Ben to direct another movie! :D
They actually sat down together many times before and after Argo release (on camera and off), but I agree another movie collaboration between them would be great.
Amazing. So if Uncle Tony was gonna design fake documents for me he would keep June as my birth month but use my mom's birthday ( June 5 ) or my brother's birthday ( June 2 ) as " my " birthday! Antonio Mendez, you are a bloody genius.
Tony Mendez is a True American Hero. Brains and Guts. Thank You, Sir.
How about Canada , pulling off this entire project ??
@@Jay-vr9ir And catching the mistake the CIA made on the first set of passeports.
It's a shame the CIA failed to forsee the possibility of the Embassy take over in the first place.
It wasn't just the CIA. The entire carter administration screwed up
@@hint0122 State perhaps, but to the CIA, this was their bread and butter.
@@garryharriman7349 we wasn't focusing on events in Iran its still during the Cold war and I made your focus is the Soviet Union
that is Bryan Cranston's voice
A great story and it adds context to the movie. At the end of the movie credits it was interesting that Jimmy Carter made no mention of his failed military rescue and didn’t mention they were only returned to Ronald Reagan.
Actually the Hostage release was negotiated by Carter, and it was Reagan that committed treason by speaking with the Iranians and asking them not to release the hostages until after the 1980 election.
That’s right. Iran sed they’d release only to Reagan …..
Uncle Tony minus Parkinson's. How precious.
Pretty cool, Thanks Canada!
thanks. Good job
thanks for upload : thumb:
Well done.
6 Canadians working out of Hollywood? That should have sent red flags
Before Walter White took to making meth he tried his hand at narrating documentaries. Guess it didn't pay that well.
Nice Video
aweeessssssoommeeee
Yep still cant get that cork trick. Watched it 5 or 6 times. Help. ✌️🙂
Thanks a lot :D
Great 👍 🇺🇸
Fabulous
Anyone knows how can I get this SUBTITLED?? Thanks from Spain!
Why does Ben have a beard and long hair in the movie when the real Mendez clearly had short hair and only a mustache ?
As I understand the story, disguises were used.
Probably because it's a movie. Artistic license and shit.
If the CIA is able to pull something like this off…..hmmmm
banged up abroad season 9 episode 3
Thanks!
Thankyou Canada ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I feel bad for anyone who thought they were actually they worked for a movie company.
I was there when they got off the airplane in NY
Thank you President Carter for not listening to the State Department and leaving them there to be taken to the other hostages
omg cool
it sickens me how little thanks we have received, actually just a mention would have been nice... It was the Canadian government that supplied the Americans with passports, Canadian passports so they could get the hell out of Doge ...which they did thank god. Also during 9/11 your american planes had to be diverted to Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa and more... It was so tight they went on the radio to ask the general public to open their homes to those Americans that were stuck here, my family was one that invited two families to stay in our homes for the four days they had to wait... I am truly ashamed of your government for not mentioning that and also just how many first responders came to lend aid in the days following the atrocities.. I was one of 24 Canadian soldiers that drove down to ground zero to lend a hand.. We were there for a month. Now, due to what we breathed in while we worked has now killed four of the 26 of us that went to help and no i have been diagnosed with the same cancer. I have eight months to live....and your all welcome. but I might add, Id do it again.
They did say the passports was provided by Canada what you mean?
@@jdn408 The CIA , had very little to do with this ,this is all an exaggeration,Canada did all the work , ask The Americans that took rescue at The Canadian Ambassador Ken Taylor's home ,he did all the work.
Thank you for your help. And for your country's help.
Typically America! That's why people around the world started hating them!
Organized Chaos. Well, I appreciate you, your colleagues, Canadians, and all the hero’s you speak of, if my opinion matter any. Some of us know what other countries do for us, even if the USA doesn’t right out admit what an outstanding role others play in our history. I’m truly saddened that you, like many other people here in the USA and your colleagues, have now been diagnosed with cancer. I hope this is a comfortable for you and your loved ones, as impossible as that may be. It’s 10 months after you’ve made this comment now, I do hope you’ve actually made a recovery, some how. Thank you again for your sacrifice, you’ll be remembered in our home, and you are truly thanked for what you have done and now we (in our home) are truly saddened to know of you and your colleagues sufferings.
-👊🏻🚓🤟💔✊🏿🚒💪🏼🖤☎️🖤💪🏼🚒✊🏿💔🤟🚓👊🏻
Here after movie😎
I wish the movie stuck more the the real story instead of stuff like getting approval at the last second, Iranians chasing the plane as it took off, etc.
I was thinking the same thing
So you wanted a boring movie? 😂
Who is Julio in the movie? I only see Ben arrived in Iran.
06:53 why the map of my country, indonesia?
Tony did such a wonderful job getting the Americans out of Iran 👏👏.
Well finally they really made the movie!
+Farouk Alattas not really. Argo was supposed to be a ridiculous sci-fi movie
lukkyluciano k.
Why did you change your name from ‘Fargouk Atlantis’? - فاروق العطّاس
Why is Tony Mendez in an attic? lol
How old is this documentary? is it new? (relatively new)
+kaz kk the answer to that question is pretty clear from the first 10 seconds of the video.......
+kaz kk It's no earlier then 2012 (they mention the 2012 argo movie)
Sounds like the movie, The Prototype (Jason Mawle, Andrew Will). Is it real? 36 million views, but yet no movie release.
06:29 Positive map of The country of Indonesia,
Geez,
So this is what Mr. White does when he's not cooking meth or working at the car wash.
Biiiiiiitch!
Ken Taylor lived in the U.S. in later years, but never became an American citizen contrary to what this documentary says.
Ken Taylor's Taylor's passed away a few years ago.
@@Napoleon1323 RIP .
what happened to the delay with guards, who had to call and verify
That was just Hollywood hype.
In reality they flew out at about 5.30 or 6am without a hitch as the guards weren't there that early, according to the Canadian Ambassador and his wife in an interview podcast. She also used cash to buy tickets with several airlines for the Americans in case there was a problem with one. I heard that the kiwi's (New Zealand) or UK people drove them to the airport too so all helped.
Good work, Canada. Thanks for being such a strong ally and good neighbor. Now, could you do me a favor and send me a box of Cubans? Thanks!
05:53 indonesian map ?
Geez,
👑
Thank you Canada 🇨🇦 I thank you for that
how did they get through customs with American accents
They were posing as Canadians. And it was at 5.30am in the morning with less guards around when they really flew out without any problems.
after getting their ass kicked, as always, hollywood to the rescue. Another Ramboo
Bryan Cranston voicing this?
I thought the same thing but i dont think it is him
It's him 7 years later lol
@@seanlee2783 Hello from 7 years in the future:)
Where was this during Benghazi?
Totally different situation
10:52 Hotel California !
It's so interesting. Uncle Tony is " Antonio " yet even Aunt Jonna calls him " Tony ". Jose Ferrer, my dearest uncle figure, liked to be called " Joe ". No, I'm not trying to imply that my beloved humans are self hating- it's just something " cute " that they share. I " compromise- Mendez is " Tony " and Ferrer is " Jose ". 🤣
thanks Canada
Subramanian Natarajan your welcome.
F@#k canada!
lol
@@sageofgame f@#k you in definetly from canada
Operation 'mince meat' comes to mind.
Spectacular book! Operation Mincemeat….
Great, they escaped. But much of the citizenry, not so lucky.
They got left behind, in the stone age.
I saw ahmajed over there!
at minute 6:50 why the cia agent office put the malaysian and indonesian map in their office?
Bryan Cranston narrating
I wonder who wrote Argo the actual movie
Great question
John Sheardown and his wife are ignored in this story but should be better known
It is easier to teach people English, than to translate holy writ to a foreign language.
El Chapo still fell for it.
Sudi Mwinyi - Are you talking about the movie they said that Hollywood wanted him to star in and how he supposedly came to meet, whichever star it was, and that’s how they caught him. I have read and watched many other videos/documentaries/news reports, they say different then the one source, (that I forget now) who said that El Chapo met with said star, thinking that Hollywood wanted to make a movie about “Vida El Chapo”, lmao of it is true!
that guy in the interview is not tony mendez its some actor
sageofgame
Not true. The person identified as Mendez (29:01 for example) is actually Mendez himself. There are videos on YT of him using his skills to build lifelike prosthetics following his retirement from the CIA. He's a very humble giving person. ❤️
Actually, it is him in the interview.
See why i should be a diplomat...
Nobody wants me.
ARGO, Americans ready to get out.Iranians did not read that.
No no no in the movie there was a car chase scene with the plane lol
If Argo was not the name of the real movie what was it ?
What?
Someone said Prototype but I don't know
Lord of Light
@@philipjoseph3244 Thanks.
OMG no wonder they changed the name.
Did they really spend their time in Tehran cooking ham?!
What i do not understand is why they never anywhere, talk about the risk for the people who are already captured. In ww2 they just shot people as a punishment for not signing over people. They could have shot 20 of the hostages as revenge. I feel like they keep simplifying the story and leaving out a lot. Did it even happen like this at all?
Is Bryan Cranston narrating this?
The c.I.a was gonna use the argo cover to rescue the other hostages. They were gonna build a movie set near the embassy and the film crew would've been special forces soldiers and they would've raided the embassy.
That's a lie. The hostages weren't kept at the embassy.
Hopefully this can never happen again. Iran made a great mistake in charging and raiding the US Embassy. This mistake has hurt them badly in any type of relationship with the USA. Yes the former President of Iran messed things up too. Now with the war in the Gaza strips and Iran supporting Hamas is ruining the relationship with the USA. Thank goodness for the efforts of Canada, its organizations and the USA and its organizations. I don't know all the things the CIA does, but I'm thankful there work in this.
so what about the other 50 hostages?
They were released on the day of Ronald Reagan's inauguration in 1981.
@daniel letterman Not true.....
RIP Antonio J Mendez, and may I mention his Mexican descendency that ex President Trump classifies as "criminals"
Stop with the lies. He never said that
Calm down darling….not all…just like any other race…….some good some bad…
thats not the real tony mendez see argo featurette for the real one
Yes, it IS the real man.
@@SilverSergeant no it isn't the real guy is shorter and stockier see the interview with ben Affleck
@@mirali7653 Those interviews were in different years. It is him.
@@SilverSergeant nope completely different height and face
No... It's him you dunce lol
Marg bar America
And again, in Hollywood movies, we're bad people
I'm not exactly talking about this movie because in this movie, we had at least the appearance of humans! I mean movies like 300 that can tarnish our image by distorting history. Why doesn't anyone once pay attention to what we want to do in the world, that the Iranian people want to be friends with all nations? Why is Hollywood ruining our image and being supported by the American people? Is there anyone in America who knows how unsuccessful our government has been in ruining our friendship with the Americans or the people of the world? Because we don't believe everything the media says. I just want you to not let the media show you anything other than the truth, read a little.
Thanks for sharing your point of view. I'm american and for the most part, I think many of us understand that the average citizen of Iran (or any other county we have strained relationships with) does not represent or agree with their governments mistakes and have a nuanced point of view. I'd like to be friends with any of the warm friendly people of Iran. There are people here that have open minds as well.
Paris S. Thank you :)
I would also like to be friends with you Just don't let the snoozing news disrupt the nations' interface✌🏿♥️
Yea all governments are trash and all media lie
Hollywood is a place of nothing but evil is probably why...