Argo
(DVD)

Description

Loading Description...

Also in this Series

Checking series information...

Copies

LocationCall NumberStatus
John & Judy Gay Library - DVD AdultDVD ADULT ARGOn Shelf

More Like This

Loading more titles like this title...

Other Editions and Formats

More Details

Published
Burbank, California : Warner Home Video, [2013].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 120 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
883929241392

Notes

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
New-DVDs.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2012.
General Note
Special feature: featurette Rescued from Tehran: we were there.
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 Bish,̌ Kyle Chandler, Chris Messina.
Description
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.
Target Audience
Rating: R (for language and some violent images).
System Details
DVD, region 1, dual-layer format, letterbox widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital surround (English 5.1, French 5.1, Spanish 5.1).
Language
English, Spanish or French dialogue; Spanish or French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Awards
Academy Award for Best Picture, 2012

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Affleck, B., Arkin, A., Bearman, J., Clooney, G., Cranston, B., Donovan, T., Garber, V., Goodman, J., Heslov, G., Mendez, A. J., & Terrio, C. (2013). Argo . Warner Home Video.

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

Ben Affleck et al.. 2013. Argo. Burbank, California: Warner Home Video.

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

Ben Affleck et al.. Argo Burbank, California: Warner Home Video, 2013.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Affleck, B., Arkin, A., Bearman, J., Clooney, G., Cranston, B., Donovan, T. and Garber, V. et al (2013). Argo. Burbank, California: Warner Home Video.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Affleck, Ben, et al. Argo Warner Home Video, 2013.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.