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Argo
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Published:
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2013].
Physical Desc:
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Rating:
MPAA rating: R, for language and some violent images.
Status:
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DVD FICTION ARGO
Description

On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants storm the American embassy in Tehran and capture dozens of American hostages, sparking a 444-day ordeal. There's a little-known footnote to the crisis: six Americans escape and a mid-level CIA agent named Antonio Mendez devises an ingenious yet incredibly risky plan to rescue them. Based on the declassified true story.

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Notes

General Note
Based on a selection from The master of disguise by Antonio J. Mendez, and the Wired magazine article "The great escape" by Joshuah Bearman.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2012.
General Note
Special feature: featurette Rescued from Tehran: we were there.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Rodrigo Prieto ; editor, William Goldenberg ; music composed and conducted by Alexandre Desplat ; executive producers, David Klawans, Nina Wolarsky, Chris Brigham, Chay Carter, Graham King, Tim Headington ; production designer, Sharon Seymour ; costume designer, Jacqueline West.
Participants/Performers
Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Victor Garber, Tate Donovan, Clea DuVall, Scoot McNairy, Rory Cochrane, Christopher Denham, Kerry Bishé, Kyle Chandler, Chris Messina, Željko Ivanek, Titus Welliver, Keith Szarabajka, Bob Gunton, Richard Kind, Richard Dillane, Omid Abtahi, Page Leong, Farshad Farahat, Sheila Vand.
Description
On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants storm the American embassy in Tehran and capture dozens of American hostages, sparking a 444-day ordeal. There's a little-known footnote to the crisis: six Americans escape and a mid-level CIA agent named Antonio Mendez devises an ingenious yet incredibly risky plan to rescue them. Based on the declassified true story.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R, for language and some violent images.
System Details
DVD, widescreen presentation, NTSC, region 1 ; Dolby Digital surround (English 5.1, French 5.1, Spanish 5.1) ; dual-layer format.
Language
English, dubbed Spanish and dubbed French soundtracks with optional English SDH, French or Spanish subtitles.
Awards
Academy Award, 2013: Best achievement in editing, best motion picture, best writing, screenplay based on material previously produced or published.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)

Affleck, B., Heslov, G., Clooney, G., Terrio, C., Arkin, A., Goodman, J., Cranston, B., Garber, V., Donovan, T., Du Vall, C., McNairy, S., Cochrane, R., Denham, C., Bishé, K., Chandler, K., Messina, C., Ivanek, Z., Welliver, T., Szarabajka, K., Gunton, B., Kind, R., Dillane, R., Abtahi, O., Leong, P., Farahat, F., Vand, S., Klawans, D., Wolarsky, N., Brigham, C., Carter, C., King, G., Headington, T., Prieto, R., Seymour, S., Goldenberg, W., Desplat, A., West, J., Mendez, A. J., & Bearman, J. (2013). Argo. Burbank, CA, Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Ben Affleck et al.. 2013. Argo. Burbank, CA, Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Ben Affleck et al., Argo. Burbank, CA, Warner Home Video, 2013.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Affleck, Ben, et al. Argo. Burbank, CA, Warner Home Video, 2013.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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