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Argo [videorecording] / 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. |
| Call number: | DVD ARG |
| Publisher: | Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2013] |
| Publication date: | [2013] |
| Subject: |
Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981 -- Drama.
Americans -- Iran -- Drama. Terrorism -- Iran -- Drama. Intelligence officers -- United States -- Drama. Mendez, Antonio J. -- Drama. United States. Central Intelligence Agency -- Drama. |
| Title: | Argo [videorecording] / 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. |
| Additional title: | Rescued from Tehran |
| Physical description: | 1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Performer note: | 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. |
| Credits note: | Director of photography, Rodrigo Prieto ; production designer, Sharon Seymour ; editor, William Goldenberg ; costume designer, Jacqueline West ; music composed and conducted by Alexandre Desplat.. |
| Target audience note: | Rated R. |
| 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. English, Spanish or French dialogue; Spanish or French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. DVD, region 1, dual-layer format, letterbox widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital surround (English 5.1, French 5.1, Spanish 5.1). |
| Summary note: | 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. |
| Genre: | Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Added author: |
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. Master of disguise. Bearman, Joshuah. Great escape. Warner Home Video (Firm) GK Films (Los Angeles, Calif.) Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ) Smokehouse Pictures (Firm) |
| Url for this record: | http://sherloc.imcpl.org/?itemid=|library/marc/dynix|1429527 |
| Bib No.: | 1429527 |