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Summary:

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.

Contributors:

Heslov, Grant, 1963- , producer

Affleck, Ben, 1972- , producer, director, actor

Clooney, George , producer

Terrio, Chris , screenwriter

Arkin, Alan , actor

Goodman, John, 1952- , actor

Cranston, Bryan, 1956- , actor

Garber, Victor , actor

Donovan, Tate , actor

Du Vall, Clea , actor

McNairy, Scoot , actor

Cochrane, Rory , actor

Denham, Christopher , actor

Bishé, Kerry, 1984- , actor

Chandler, Kyle , actor

Messina, Chris , actor

Prieto, Rodrigo , cinematographer

Goldenberg, William , film editor

Desplat, Alexandre , composer

Mendez, Antonio J.

Bearman, Joshuah

Warner Home Video (Firm)

GK Films (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )

Smoke House Pictures

Languages:

English
French
Spanish

Language Notes:

English, French (dubbed) and Spanish dialogue with optional French or Spanish subtitles and English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.

Main Work:

Argo (Motion picture)

Related Works:

Motion picture adaptation of: Master of disguise [by Mendez, A.J.]

Motion picture adaptation of: Great escape [by Bearman, J.]

Rescued from Tehran

Subjects:

Mendez, Antonio J. — Drama

United States Central Intelligence Agency — Drama

Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981 — Drama

Americans — Iran — Drama

Terrorism — Iran — Drama

Intelligence officers — United States — Drama

Mendez, Antonio J. — Film adaptations

Bearman, Joshuah — Film adaptations

Mendez, Antonio J.

United States Central Intelligence Agency

Iran Hostage Crisis (1979-1981)

1979-1981

Terrorism

Intelligence officers

Americans

Iran

United States

Genres:

Motion pictures

Thrillers (Motion pictures)

Feature films

Feature films — United States

Film adaptations

Fiction films

Historical films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Drama

System Details:

DVD, widescreen presentation, NTSC, region 1 ; Dolby Digital surround (English 5.1, French 5.1, Spanish 5.1) ; dual-layer format.

Performers:

Cast: 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.

Production Credits:

Director of photography, Rodrigo Prieto ; editor, William Goldenberg ; music composed and conducted by Alexandre Desplat.

General Notes:

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.
Special feature: featurette Rescued from Tehran: we were there.
Academy Awards, 2013: Best achievement in editing, best motion picture, best writing, screenplay based on material previously produced or published. Golden Globe Awards, 2013: Best Motion Picture, Drama; Best Director, Motion Picture (Ben Affleck).

Audience:

Rated R: Language and some violent images.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Video Characteristics:

NTSC

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

ARG 2012 DVD

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 883929241392
Publisher Number, Warner Home Video: 2000074463
Publisher Number, Warner Home Video: 3000048770

OCLC Numbers:

827781254