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Argo (2013, original release: 2012)
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MoviesDVD/DRAMA/ARGODue 04-28-18
Published: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2013]
Description:  1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
ISBN/ISSN: 0883929241392,
Language:  English


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

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

Language and some violent images

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

Rated R

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

English, Spanish or French dialogue; Spanish or French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

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Additional Credits:
Heslov, Grant, 1963-
Affleck, Ben, 1972-
Clooney, George.
Terrio, Chris.
Arkin, Alan.
Goodman, John, 1952-
Cranston, Bryan, 1956-
Garber, Victor.
Donovan, Tate.
Mendez, Antonio J.
Bearman, Joshuah.
Warner Home Video (Firm)
GK Films (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
Smokehouse Pictures (Firm)

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