Argo

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drama film film political thriller film

Argo is a 2012 political thriller film directed by Ben Affleck that dramatizes a covert operation to rescue American hostages from Iran during the 1979–1981 crisis.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drama film ⓘ
film ⓘ
political thriller film ⓘ
academyAwardNominations Academy Award for Best Original Score ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Sound ⓘ
surface form: Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ⓘ
academyAwardsWon Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Film Editing ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ
baftaAwardsWon BAFTA Award for Best Direction ⓘ
BAFTA Award for Best Editing ⓘ
BAFTA Award for Best Film ⓘ
basedOn The Great Escape ⓘ
surface form: The Great Escape (Wired article)

The Master of Disguise ⓘ
basedOnAuthor Joshuah Bearman ⓘ
Tony Mendez ⓘ
boxOfficeGrossWorldwide over 230 million USD ⓘ
budget approximately 44.5 million USD ⓘ
castMember Alan Arkin ⓘ
Ben Affleck ⓘ
Bryan Cranston ⓘ
Chris Messina ⓘ
Christopher Denham ⓘ
Clea DuVall ⓘ
John Goodman ⓘ
Kerry Bishé ⓘ
Kyle Chandler ⓘ
Rory Cochrane ⓘ
Scoot McNairy ⓘ
Tate Donovan ⓘ
Victor Garber ⓘ
Zeljko Ivanek ⓘ
cinematographyBy Rodrigo Prieto ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
director Ben Affleck ⓘ
distributor Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ
editedBy William Goldenberg ⓘ
filmingLocationsInclude Istanbul ⓘ
Los Angeles ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ
genre historical drama ⓘ
political thriller ⓘ
spy film ⓘ
goldenGlobeAwardsWon Golden Globe Award for Best Director ⓘ
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama ⓘ
leadActor Ben Affleck ⓘ
mpaaRating R ⓘ
musicBy Alexandre Desplat ⓘ
notableFor depiction of the Canadian Caper during the Iran hostage crisis ⓘ
winning the Academy Award for Best Picture without a Best Director nomination for its director ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
portraysCountry Canada ⓘ
Iran ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
portraysEvent Canadian Caper ⓘ
portraysOrganization Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ
producer Ben Affleck ⓘ
George Clooney ⓘ
Grant Heslov ⓘ
productionCompany GK Films ⓘ
Smokehouse Pictures ⓘ
Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ
releaseDate 2012-10-12 ⓘ
releaseYear 2012 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 120 ⓘ
screenwriter Chris Terrio ⓘ
setDuring Iran hostage crisis ⓘ
setInCity Tehran ⓘ
setInCountry Canada ⓘ
Iran ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
setInPeriod 1979 ⓘ
1980 ⓘ
subjectMatter covert operations ⓘ
diplomacy ⓘ
hostage rescue operation ⓘ
timePeriodOfProduction 2011 ⓘ
worldPremiereDate 2012-08-31 ⓘ
worldPremiereLocation Telluride Film Festival ⓘ

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Ben Affleck → notableWork → Argo ⓘ
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