Argo / 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.
Edition:
[Blu-ray only version].
Publisher:
Warner Home Video,
Copyright Date:
2013
Description:
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Victor Garber, Tate Donovan. Based on a true story. 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. Also issued as part of a Blu-ray + DVD combo pack. Special features: feature lengh Picture in Picture: eyewitness account; commentary; short feature: Rescued from Tehran: we were there; behind the scenes: Argo: absolute authenticity; short feature: Argo: the CIA and Hollywood connection; documentary: Escape from Iran: the Hollywood option.
Summary:
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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