Argo
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Americans -- Iran -- Drama.
Blu-ray discs.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Intelligence officers -- United States -- Drama.
Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981 -- Drama.
Mendez, Antonio J. -- Drama.
Terrorism -- Iran -- Drama.
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United States. -- Central Intelligence Agency -- Drama.
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Published
Burbank, Calif. : Warner Home Video, [2013].
Format
Blu-ray
Language
English
UPC
883929241408

Notes

General Note
This Blu-ray disc requires a Blu-ray player will not play in standard DVD players.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2012.
General Note
Based on a selection from The master of disguise by Antonio J. Mendez, and the Wired magazine article "The great escape" by Joshuah Bearman.
General Note
Includes feature on Blu-ray disc and DVD.
General Note
Special features: eyewitness account; featurette Rescued from Tehran : we were there; Argo : absolute authenticity; Argo : the CIA and Hollywood connection; escape from Iran; commentary.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Rodrigo Prieto ; production designer, Sharon Seymour ; editor, William Goldenberg ; costume designer, Jacqueline West ; music composed and conducted by Alexandre Desplat.
Participants/Performers
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.
Description
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.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R (for language and some violent images)
System Details
Blu-ray Disc; NTSC, region 1; widescreen ( 2.4:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 (French, Spanish); DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (English); 1080p High Definition; requires Blu-ray player.
Language
In English, French, and Spanish, with optional subtitles in French or Spanish. English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Heslov, G., Affleck, B., Clooney, G., Terrio, C., Arkin, A., Cranston, B., Goodman, J., Garber, V., Donovan, T., Du Vall, C., McNairy, S., Cochrane, R., Denham, C., Bishé, K., Chandler, K., Messina, C., Mendez, A. J., & Bearman, J. (2013). Argo . Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Grant Heslov et al.. 2013. Argo. Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Grant Heslov et al.. Argo Warner Home Video, 2013.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Heslov, Grant, et al. Argo Warner Home Video, 2013.

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