Argo

Resource Information

The work Argo represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Portland Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Argo

Statement of responsibility

Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with GK Films ; a Smokehouse Pictures production ; directed by Ben Affleck ; screenplay by Chris Terrio ; produced by Grant Heslov ; produced by Ben Affleck, George Clooney

Creator

• Argo (Motion picture)

Contributor

• GK Films (Los Angeles, Calif.)
• Du Vall, Clea
• Garber, Victor
• Donovan, Tate
• Dillane, Richard
• Goldenberg, William
• Desplat, Alexandre
• Goodman, John, 1952-
• Gunton, Bob
• Denham, Christopher
• Headington, Tim
• Cranston, Bryan, 1956-
• Heslov, Grant, 1963-
• Cochrane, Rory
• Ivanek, Željko, 1957-
• Clooney, George
• Chandler, Kyle
• Kind, Richard
• King, Graham, 1961-
• Carter, Chay, 1974-
• Brigham, Chris
• Klawans, David
• Bishé, Kerry, 1984-
• Leong, Page
• McNairy, Scoot
• Bearman, Joshuah
• Mendez, Antonio J
• Arkin, Alan
• Messina, Chris
• Prieto, Rodrigo
• Affleck, Ben, 1972-
• Seymour, Sharon, (Production designer)
• Abtahi, Omid
• Szarabajka, Keith
• Terrio, Chris
• Wolarsky, Nina
• Farahat, Farshad
• Warner Home Video (Firm)
• Vand, Sheila
• Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
• Welliver, Titus
• West, Jacqueline
• Smoke House Pictures

Actor

• Kind, Richard
• Ivanek, Željko, 1957-
• Cochrane, Rory
• Bishé, Kerry, 1984-
• Leong, Page
• Cranston, Bryan, 1956-
• Gunton, Bob
• Denham, Christopher
• Goodman, John, 1952-
• Dillane, Richard
• Donovan, Tate
• Garber, Victor
• Farahat, Farshad
• Du Vall, Clea
• McNairy, Scoot
• Arkin, Alan
• Messina, Chris
• Welliver, Titus
• Chandler, Kyle
• Affleck, Ben, 1972-
• Abtahi, Omid
• Szarabajka, Keith
• Vand, Sheila

Costume designer

• West, Jacqueline

Director of photography

• Prieto, Rodrigo

Editor of moving image work

• Goldenberg, William

Film director

• Affleck, Ben, 1972-

Film producer

• Affleck, Ben, 1972-
• Clooney, George
• Heslov, Grant, 1963-

Issuing body

• Warner Home Video (Firm)

Producer

• Klawans, David
• King, Graham, 1961-
• Headington, Tim
• Carter, Chay, 1974-
• Wolarsky, Nina
• Brigham, Chris

Production company

• Smoke House Pictures
• GK Films (Los Angeles, Calif.)
• Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )

Screenwriter

• Terrio, Chris

Subject

• Terrorismo -- Irán -- Teatro
• Thrillers (Films)
• Thrillers (Motion pictures)
• Thrillers (Motion pictures)
• United States
• United States, Central Intelligence Agency
• United States, Central Intelligence Agency -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives
• 1979-1981
• Academy award winner
• Adaptations cinématographiques
• Americanos -- Irán -- Teatro
• Americans
• Americans -- Iran -- Drama
• Bearman, Joshuah -- Film adaptations
• DVD-Video discs
• Drama
• Feature films
• Feature films
• Feature films
• Feature films -- United States
• Fiction films
• Fiction films
• Iran
• Intelligence officers -- United States -- Drama
• Intelligence officers
• Films historiques
• Mendez, Antonio J. -- Film adaptations
• Rehenes de Teherán, Crisis de los, 1979-1981 -- Teatro
• Terrorism
• Terrorism -- Iran -- Drama
• Historical films
• Golden Globe winner
• Mendez, Antonio J. -- Drama
• Films de fiction
• Film adaptations
• Film adaptations
• Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981 -- Drama
• Mendez, Antonio J
• Historical films

Genre

• Teatro
• Academy award winner
• Adaptations cinématographiques
• DVD-Video discs
• Drama
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Film adaptations
• Films de fiction
• Films historiques
• Golden Globe winner
• Historical films
• Thrillers (Films)
• Thrillers (Motion pictures)
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives

Language

• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

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. Based on the declassified true story

Related

• Rescued from Tehran

Awards note

Academy Awards, 2012: Best achievement in Best film editing ; Best motion picture ; Best writing, screenplay based on material previously produced or published.

Cataloging source

WRS

Characteristic

videorecording

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Credits note

Director of photography, Rodrigo Prieto ; editor, William Goldenberg ; music composed and conducted by Alexandre Desplat ; executive producers, David Klawans, Nina Wolarsky, Chris Brigham, Chay Carter, Graham King, Tim Headington ; production designer, Sharon Seymour ; costume designer, Jacqueline West

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R, for language and some violent images

Language note

English, dubbed Spanish and dubbed French soundtracks with optional English SDH, French or Spanish subtitles

PerformerNote

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, Željko Ivanek, Titus Welliver, Keith Szarabajka, Bob Gunton, Richard Kind, Richard Dillane, Omid Abtahi, Page Leong, Farshad Farahat, Sheila Vand

Runtime

120

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action