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Argo (2012)  link to Argo on IMDb  link to trailer on IMDb

Number: 21

poster Argo

IMDb Rating:
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7.7/10 (533802 votes)

Country: USA, 120 minutes

Spoken Languages: English, Arabic, Persian

Genre(s): Thriller, Drama, Biography

Director(s): Ben Affleck

Storyline:
In 1979, the American embassy in Iran was invaded by Iranian revolutionaries and several Americans were taken hostage. However, six managed to escape to the official residence of the Canadian Ambassador and the CIA was ordered to get them out of the country. With few options, exfiltration expert Tony Mendez devised a daring plan: create a phony Canadian film project looking to shoot in Iran and smuggle the Americans out as its production crew. With the help of some trusted Hollywood contacts, Mendez created the ruse and proceeded to Iran as its associate producer. However, time was running out with the Iranian security forces closing in on the truth while both his charges and the White House had grave doubts about the operation themselves.

Cast:

photo Ben Affleck Ben Affleck Tony Mendez
photo Bryan Cranston Bryan Cranston Jack O'Donnell
photo Alan Arkin Alan Arkin Lester Siegel
photo John Goodman John Goodman John Chambers
photo Victor Garber Victor Garber Ken Taylor

Medium: Unknown,

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 2.55:1