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Argo

Argo

The movie was fake. The mission was real.

20127.32h 0m

Overview

As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.

Directed by Ben Affleck
Written by Chris Terrio, Tony Mendez, Joshuah Bearman
Produced by George Clooney, Ben Affleck, Grant Heslov
Box OfficeBudget: $44.5MRevenue: $232.3M

Top Cast

Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck

Tony Mendez

Bryan Cranston

Bryan Cranston

Jack O'Donnell

Alan Arkin

Alan Arkin

Lester Siegel

John Goodman

John Goodman

John Chambers

Victor Garber

Victor Garber

Ken Taylor

Tate Donovan

Tate Donovan

Bob Anders

Clea DuVall

Clea DuVall

Cora Lijek

Scoot McNairy

Scoot McNairy

Joe Stafford

Rory Cochrane

Rory Cochrane

Lee Schatz

Christopher Denham

Christopher Denham

Mark Lijek

Themes & Keywords

central intelligence agency (cia)husband wife relationshiprevolutionpress conferencebiographyamerican abroadextractioniran hostage crisisintelligence agentlangley virginia1980spolitical thrillerfactual

About Argo

Argo is a drama, thriller film released in 2012 exploring themes of central intelligence agency (cia), husband wife relationship, revolution, press conference, biography, american abroad. Directed by Ben Affleck, it stars Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin. As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.

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