Argo
The movie was fake. The mission was real.
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.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won 7 awards, including the Oscars for Best Picture and Best Film Editing (2013)
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Nominations
4 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best Original Score (2013)
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Box office
Grossed $232M worldwide, about 5.2 times its $44.5M budget
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Filming locations
Filmed in Istanbul, Los Angeles, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
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Setting
Set in Virginia, Tehran, Los Angeles and 2 other places
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Music
Music by Alexandre Desplat
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Rodrigo Prieto
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Chris TerrioScreenplay
- Tony MendezOriginal Story
- Joshuah BearmanOriginal Story
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 11, 2012
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $44.5M
- Revenue
- $232.3M
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
Ben AffleckTony Mendez
Bryan CranstonJack O'Donnell
Alan ArkinLester Siegel
John GoodmanJohn Chambers
Victor GarberKen Taylor
Tate DonovanBob Anders
Clea DuVallCora Lijek
Scoot McNairyJoe Stafford
Rory CochraneLee Schatz
Christopher DenhamMark Lijek
Kerry BishéKathy Stafford
Kyle ChandlerHamilton Jordan
Chris MessinaMalinov
Željko IvanekRobert Pender
Titus WelliverBates
Keith SzarabajkaAdam Engell
Bob GuntonCyrus Vance
Richard KindMax Klein
Richard DillaneOSS Officer Nicholls
Omid AbtahiReza Borhani
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