Argo is a 2012 American political thriller film directed by Ben Affleck. The film stars Affleck as Mendez with Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, and John Goodman in supporting roles, and was released in North America to critical and commercial success on October 12, 2012. The film was produced by Affleck, Grant Heslov and George Clooney. The story of this rescue was also told in the 1981 television movie Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper, directed by Lamont Johnson. Upon release, Argo received widespread acclaim, with praise directed towards the acting (particularly Alan Arkin), Ben Affleck's direction, Terrio's screenplay, the editing, and Desplat's score. The film received seven nominations for the 85th Academy Awards and won three, for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film Editing and Best Picture.
Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1980.
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Thank you DΓ‘lia for showing us this film in our marketing training course.
True stories like this one are always a must-watch. Very entertaining.
I've been really impressed with Ben Affleck's latest movies, I never used to like this guy.
FINAL SCORE
ARGO - OFFICIAL TRAILER
ARGO - THE ESCAPE CLIP
ARGO - MISSION BRIEFING
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