[Movie Script]Argo

                                ARGO


Written by
Chris Terrio
Based on the May 2007 "Wired" magazine article

entitled "The Great Escape" by Joshuah Bearman;

and chapter nine of the book entitled

"The Master of Disguise" by Antonio Mendez.
                         FADE IN:



                         BEGINNING LOGO

          The familiar logo WARNER BROS. PRESENTS COMES UP.

After a beat, it is consumed by FIRE.

It becomes AN AMERICAN FLAG, BURNING in the street.
          1 EXT. U.S. EMBASSY (TEHRAN) - MORNING 1



Effigies of Jimmy Carter and the deposed Shah -- crowds

chanting Magbar Carter! Magbar Ahmrika!� Fists in the

air.
          SUPERIMPOSE: TEHRAN - NOVEMBER 4, 1979


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