Argo / a Warner Bros. release and presentation in association with GK Films of a Smokehouse Pictures production ; directed by Ben Affleck ; produced by Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck, George Clooney ; screenplay by Chris Terrio.
Publisher:
Warner Bros
Copyright Date:
2012
Description:
viewing print 14 film reels of 14 on 7 (ca. 120 min., ca. 10,800 ft.) : anamorphic, sd., col. ; 35 mm. viewing print, copy 2 14 film reels of 14 on 7 (ca. 120 min., ca. 10,800 ft.) : anamorphic, sd. (opt, Dolby SR, digital, SDDS, Datasat, Dolby SRD), col. ; 35 mm. track 1 CD-ROM (ca. 120 min.) : sd. (digital, Datasat) ; 4 3/4 in. viewing print, copy 3 14 film reels of 14 on 7 (ca. 120 min., ca. 10,800 ft.) : anamorphic, sd., col. ; 35 mm.
Based on the May 2007 Wired magazine article entitled The great escape by Joshuah Bearman, and chapter nine of the book entitled The master of disguise by Antonio J. Mendez. Aspect ratio is 2.35:1. Not viewed. Sources used: Copyright staff catalog, viewed August 29, 2016; Internet movie database WWW site, viewed August 29, 2016; Weekly Variety, September 10, 2012. Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, John Goodman.
Summary:
"When militants seize control of the U.S. embassy in Tehran during the height of the Iranian Revolution, CIA agent Tony Mendez (Ben Affleck) creates a fake Hollywood film production in order to rescue a group of American diplomats who have sought refuge at the home of the Canadian ambassador. As the six members of the embassy staff remain behind closed doors, armed militants conduct thorough searches of local homes, and kill anyone suspected of harboring the Americans. Realizing that it's only a matter of time before the six are identified and taken hostage, Mendez offers a unique - yet potentially dangerous - solution: posing as a Canadian film producer, he will enter into Tehran under the precipice of scouting locations for an upcoming science fiction opus, gather up the refugees, pass them off as his crew at the airport, and fly out of Iran right under the militants' noses. Shortly after touching down in Iran, however, Mendez contends with a few unexpected developments that threaten to erode the bond of trust he needs to establish with the refugees, and expose his deception. Meanwhile, even if they do manage to make it as far as the airport, government bureaucracy threatens to leave them hopelessly stranded in their most desperate hour"--Allmovie.com, October 24, 2018.
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