Argo

Resource Information

The work Argo represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Colby College Libraries. 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)
• Argo (Motion picture)

Contributor

• Desplat, Alexandre,
• Affleck, Ben, 1972-
• Donovan, Tate,
• Donovan, Tate,
• Du Vall, Clea,
• Du Vall, Clea,
• Warner Home Video (Firm)
• Warner Home Video (Firm)
• Garber, Victor,
• Garber, Victor,
• Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
• Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
• Goldenberg, William,
• Goldenberg, William,
• Smoke House Pictures
• Smoke House Pictures
• Goodman, John, 1952-
• Goodman, John, 1952-
• GK Films (Los Angeles, Calif.)
• Heslov, Grant, 1963-
• Heslov, Grant, 1963-
• GK Films (Los Angeles, Calif.)
• McNairy, Scoot,
• McNairy, Scoot,
• Mendez, Antonio J
• Messina, Chris,
• Messina, Chris,
• Prieto, Rodrigo,
• Prieto, Rodrigo,
• Terrio, Chris,
• Chandler, Kyle,
• Terrio, Chris,
• Chandler, Kyle,
• Bishé, Kerry, 1984-
• Bishé, Kerry, 1984-
• Clooney, George,
• Clooney, George,
• Cochrane, Rory,
• Cochrane, Rory,
• Bearman, Joshuah
• Arkin, Alan,
• Cranston, Bryan, 1956-
• Arkin, Alan,
• Cranston, Bryan, 1956-
• Denham, Christopher,
• Denham, Christopher,
• Affleck, Ben, 1972-
• Desplat, Alexandre,

Actor

• Chandler, Kyle,
• Cochrane, Rory,
• Arkin, Alan,
• Cochrane, Rory,
• Chandler, Kyle,
• Bishé, Kerry, 1984-
• Bishé, Kerry, 1984-
• Messina, Chris,
• Messina, Chris,
• McNairy, Scoot,
• McNairy, Scoot,
• Goodman, John, 1952-
• Goodman, John, 1952-
• Garber, Victor,
• Garber, Victor,
• Du Vall, Clea,
• Du Vall, Clea,
• Affleck, Ben, 1972-
• Donovan, Tate,
• Affleck, Ben, 1972-
• Donovan, Tate,
• Denham, Christopher,
• Denham, Christopher,
• Cranston, Bryan, 1956-
• Cranston, Bryan, 1956-
• Arkin, Alan,

Composer

• Desplat, Alexandre,
• Desplat, Alexandre,

Director

• Affleck, Ben, 1972-
• Affleck, Ben, 1972-

Director of photography

• Prieto, Rodrigo,
• Prieto, Rodrigo,

Film editor

• Goldenberg, William,
• Goldenberg, William,

Producer

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

Screenwriter

• Terrio, Chris,
• Terrio, Chris,

Subject

• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• 1979 - 1981
• Americans
• Americans -- Iran -- Drama
• Americans -- Iran -- Drama
• Drama
• Drama
• Drama
• Feature films
• Feature films
• Intelligence officers
• Intelligence officers -- United States -- Drama
• Intelligence officers -- United States -- Drama
• Iran
• Iran Hostage Crisis (1979-1981)
• Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981 -- Drama
• Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981 -- Drama
• Mendez, Antonio J
• Mendez, Antonio J -- Drama
• Mendez, Antonio J -- Drama
• Nonfiction films
• Nonfiction films
• Terrorism
• Terrorism -- Iran -- Drama
• Terrorism -- Iran -- Drama
• Thrillers (Motion pictures)
• Thrillers (Motion pictures)
• United States
• United States, Central Intelligence Agency
• United States, Central Intelligence Agency -- Drama
• United States, Central Intelligence Agency -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Genre

• Drama
• Feature films
• Nonfiction films
• Thrillers (Motion pictures)
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Language

• fre
• kor
• por
• spa
• tha
• eng
• chi
• eng
• fre
• por
• spa
• tha
• chi
• eng
• chi

Summary

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

Cataloging source

IHY

Characteristic

videorecording

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

Language note

• DVD: In English, French, or Spanish with optional English (for the deaf and hard of hearing), French, and Spanish subtitles
• Blu-ray: In Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, or Thai with optional Cantonese, Chinese, simplified Chinese, English (for the deaf and hard of hearing), French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, or Thai subtitles

PerformerNote

Alan Arkin, Ben Affleck, John Goodman, Tate Donovan, Victor Garber, Bryan Cranston, Clea DuVall, Scoot McNairy, Rory Cochrane, Christopher Denham, Kerry Bishé, Kyle Chandler, Chris Messina

Runtime

120

Technique

live action