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Argo
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- Summary
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On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants stormed the American embassy in Tehran and captured dozens of American hostages, sparking a 444-day ordeal and a quake in global politics still felt today. Bu...
On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants stormed the American embassy in Tehran and captured dozens of American hostages, sparking a 444-day ordeal and a quake in global politics still felt today. But there's a little-known footnote to the crisis: six Americans escaped. And a mid-level agent named Antonio Mendez devised an ingenious yet incredibly risky plan to rescue them.
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- Creator
- Warner Bros. Pictures presents in association with GK Films ; a Smokehouse Pictures production ; produced by Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck, George Clooney ; screenplay by Chris Terrio ; directed by Ben Affleck
- Included Title
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- Rescued from Tehran
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Languages
- English, French, Spanish
- Contributors
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- Arkin, Alan
- Affleck, Ben, 1972-
- Goodman, John, 1952-
- Donovan, Tate
- Garber, Victor
- Cranston, Bryan, 1956-
- Terrio, Chris
- Heslov, Grant, 1963-
- Clooney, George
- Mendez, Antonio J. Master of disguise
- Bearman, Joshuah. Great escape
- Warner Home Video (Firm)
- GK Films (Los Angeles, Calif.)
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
- Smoke House Pictures
- Publication
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- Burbank, Calif. : Warner Home Video, [2013]
- Physical Details
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- 2 videodiscs (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
- OCLC
- ocn828035139
- Credits
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- Alan Arkin, Ben Affleck, John Goodman, Tate Donovan, Victor Garber, Bryan Cranston
- Director of photography, Rodrigo Prieto ; production designer, Sharon Seymour ; editor, William Goldenberg ; costume designer, Jacqueline West ; music composed and conducted by Alexandre Desplat
- Title from container.
- Based on a selection from The master of disguise by Antonio J. Mendez, and the Wired magazine article "The great escape" by Joshuah Bearman.
- Originally released as a motion picture in 2012.
- Includes feature on Blu-ray disc and DVD.
- Special features: eyewitness account; featurette Rescued from Tehran : we were there; Argo : absolute authenticity; Argo : the CIA and Hollywood connection; escape from Iran; commentary.
- Blu-ray.
- DVD.
- Blu-ray: English, French, or Spanish dialogue; French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.