Argo (2012)

Film details

Featuring

Ben Affleck Bryan Cranston Alan Arkin
Director

Ben Affleck
Country

USA
Year

2012
Genres

Thriller Drama
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Synopsis

Drama, based on a true story. In Iran in 1979, the American Embassy is seized by Iranian revolutionaries. Tony Mendez, a CIA agent, devises a risky plan to free six Americans who escaped and are being sheltered by the Canadian ambassador. Posing as the producer of a new sci-fi film, he enters Tehran on the pretext of location scouting, but not before he has created an elaborate backstory by setting up a fake production office in Hollywood with producer Lester Siegel and special effects expert John Chambers.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Tony Mendez
    
    Ben Affleck
  - Jack O'donnell
    
    Bryan Cranston
  - Lester Siegel
    
    Alan Arkin
  - John Chambers
    
    John Goodman
  - Ken Taylor
    
    Victor Garber
  - Bob Anders
    
    Tate Donovan
  - Cora Lijek
    
    DuVall, Clea
  - Joe Stafford
    
    Scoot McNairy
  - Lee Schatz
    
    Rory Cochrane
  - Mark Lijek
    
    Christopher Denham
  - Kathy Stafford
    
    Kerry Bishe
  - Hamilton Jordan
    
    Kyle Chandler
Credits
- Direction:
  - Directed by
    
    Ben Affleck
  - First Assistant Director
    
    David Webb
  - Script Supervisor
    
    Sheila G. Waldron
  Rights:
  - ©
    
    Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    Smokehouse Pictures
  - Presents
    
    Warner Bros. Pictures
  - [Presented] in association with
    
    G K Films
  - Executive Producer
    
    David Klawans
  - Executive Producer
    
    Nina Wolarsky
  - Executive Producer
    
    Chris Brigham
  - Executive Producer
    
    Chay Carter
  - Executive Producer
    
    Graham King
  - Executive Producer
    
    Tim Headington
  - Produced by
    
    Grant Heslov
  - Produced by
    
    Ben Affleck
  - Produced by
    
    George Clooney
  - Unit Production Manager
    
    Amy Herman
  - Location Manager
    
    Chris Baugh
  - Post Production Supervisor
    
    Tina Anderson
  Casting:
  - Casting by
    
    Lora Kennedy
  Writing:
  - Screenplay by
    
    Chris Terrio
  - Based on a selection from 'The Master of Disguise' by
    
    Mendez, Antonio J.
  - Based on a selection from the Wired magazine article "The Great Escape" by
    
    Joshuah Bearman
  Photography:
  - Director of Photography
    
    Rodrigo Prieto
  Special Effects:
  - Visual Effects by
    
    Method Studios
  - Special Effects Supervisor
    
    Steinheimer, R. Bruce
  Editing:
  - Edited by
    
    William Goldenberg
  Design:
  - Production Designer
    
    Sharon Seymour
  - Art Director
    
    Peter Borck
  - Set Designer
    
    Daniel Jennings
  - Set Designer
    
    Barbara Mesney
  Costumes:
  - Costumes Designed by
    
    Jacqueline West
  Make-up:
  - Make-Up Department Head
    
    Biscoe, Kate
  - Hair Department Head
    
    Trahan, Kelvin R.
  Titles:
  - Main and End Titles Designed by
    
    Kyle Cooper
  Music:
  - Music Composed & Conducted by
    
    Alexandre Desplat
  Sound:
  - Sound Mixer
    
    Colin Anderson
  - Re-recording Mixer
    
    John Reitz
  - Re-recording Mixer
    
    Gregg Rudloff
  - Supervising Sound Editor
    
    Erik Aadahl
  - Sound Design
    
    Erik Aadahl
  - Sound Design
    
    Ethan Van der Ryn
  Stunts:
  - Stunt Coordinator
    
    Perry, JJ