On 14 February 2013, Professor Robert Wright (History) and Ambassador Ken Taylor participated in a roundtable discussion at Ryerson University on the Iran Hostage Crisis (1979-1981) and Ben Affleck's film, Argo.

https://ryecast.ryerson.ca/12/watch/3019.aspx

Argo is a dramatization of the 1980 joint CIA-Canadian secret operation to extract six fugitive American diplomatic personnel out of revolutionary Iran.

From the Globe and Mail on Argo winning Best Picture: The honour once again brought attention to the central role Canadians played in the 1979 Iranian hostage drama which inspired the film. Controversy over Canada’s role in the hostage rescue mission has dogged the film, directed by Ben Affleck, since Argo debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival last September.

Posted on Tuesday, February 26, 2013.