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Theaters of War

Five years earlier, the Office had recommended it to Hollywood and TV producers on what it...

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Five years earlier, the Office had recommended it
00:00:03.001 --> 00:00:05.049
to Hollywood and TV producers on what it
00:00:05.005 --> 00:00:07.599
called it's Now Playing page.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:47:57
Uploaded
Apr 29, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

If you've seen Top Gun or Transformers, you might suspect all that military machinery comes with strings attached. This influence is not limited to a handful of movies, though. A vast new trove of internal documents reveals that t...
Eventually, Ben Affleck picked it up as director and star. - Theaters of War 00:04
Eventually, Ben Affleck picked it up as director and star.
He was already in the pipeline, as he had previously - Theaters of War 00:08
He was already in the pipeline, as he had previously
The CIA's exact role in Argo had been something of a mystery, - Theaters of War 00:05
The CIA's exact role in Argo had been something of a...
They took eight years to respond to Matt Alford's - Theaters of War 00:06
They took eight years to respond to Matt Alford's
And when we finally got the internal emails, - Theaters of War 00:06
And when we finally got the internal emails,
We got a peek into how cozy the relationship was, though. - Theaters of War 00:04
We got a peek into how cozy the relationship was, though.
"We are hoping to develop a close working relationship - Theaters of War 00:07
"We are hoping to develop a close working relationship
After his first couple of visits to Langley, - Theaters of War 00:07
After his first couple of visits to Langley,
And we really want the process of bringing it - Theaters of War 00:13
And we really want the process of bringing it
"The Agency comes off looking very well, they wrote." - Theaters of War 00:08
"The Agency comes off looking very well, they...
The CIA working with Hollywood to tell a story - Theaters of War 00:08
The CIA working with Hollywood to tell a story
The irony was thick with scenes like this. - Theaters of War 00:04
The irony was thick with scenes like this.
- The United States government has just - Theaters of War 00:06
- The United States government has just
ROGER STAHL: You could say it turned out - Theaters of War 00:05
ROGER STAHL: You could say it turned out
ROGER STAHL: Hey, the First Lady of the administration - Theaters of War 00:05
ROGER STAHL: Hey, the First Lady of the administration
[CHEERS] - Theaters of War 00:09
[CHEERS]
Argo was on a whole different level, - Theaters of War 00:06
Argo was on a whole different level,
Some parts of the story just got buried, - Theaters of War 00:13
Some parts of the story just got buried,
- That is the coup that toppled Iran's democratically elected - Theaters of War 00:05
- That is the coup that toppled Iran's democratically...
ROGER STAHL: And the fact that the CIA - Theaters of War 00:05
ROGER STAHL: And the fact that the CIA