Argo

Argo (2012)

Timing: 2:0 (120 min)

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Release date

2012-10-11

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures, GK Films, Smoke House Pictures

Genre

Drama, Thriller

Budget

$44 500 000

Revenue

$232 300 000

Website

https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/argo

Director

Ben Affleck

Actors

Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Victor Garber, Tate Donovan, Clea DuVall, Scoot McNairy, Rory Cochrane, Christopher Denham
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Scenario

Producer

Ben Affleck, George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Graham King, Chris Brigham, Tim Headington, David Klawans, Chay Carter, Nina Wolarsky

Operator

Rodrigo Prieto

Composer

Alexandre Desplat

Artist

Gary Warshaw, Guliz Kaymaksüt

Audition

Lora Kennedy

Editing

William Goldenberg, Katherine Tibbetts
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• The screenplay for “Argo” (which utilizes the CIA in the film) was taken from a never-filmed movie called “Lord of Light” based on the novel by Roger Zelazny.
• The title of the film “Argo,” which is being shot within the movie, comes from Greek mythology; it was the ship on which Jason and the Argonauts sailed to find the Golden Fleece.
• To give the film a 1970s feel, Ben Affleck shot it on regular film, cut the frames in half, and then stretched them to 200% to increase the graininess. He also copied camera movements and noisy office scenes from “All the President's Men” (1976) for scenes depicting CIA headquarters. He borrowed street scenes in Los Angeles from “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976).
• Actor Kyle Chandler and his character Hamilton Jordan both graduated from the University of Georgia.
• When this film was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival (Ontario, Canada), it received a lot of criticism for unfairly minimizing the role of the Canadian government in helping six Americans who were provided protection during their escape from Iran. Ben Affleck eventually agreed and rewrote the closing text, noting that the CIA operations were actively assisted by the Canadian government, and the case became an excellent example of international cooperation.
• Initially, Ben Affleck considered Brad Pitt for the role of Tony Mendez, but due to scheduling conflicts, it didn't work out.
• Scoot McNairy and Kerry Bishé starred together in the series "Stop and Burn" and also played husband and wife.
• In the scene where Tony Mendez and John Chambers first arrive at Lester Siegel's house, the camera shows the awards displayed in his home. One of them is a special prize from the 1948 Cannes Film Festival, however, the festival was not held that year.
• The TV show featuring Ted Kennedy's victory speech in the New York and Connecticut primaries aired on March 25, 1980, while the mission was completed on January 27th.
• In the scene where Tony Mendez goes to Hollywood to ask for help, the Hollywood sign is very dilapidated. The sign was built in 1920 and was originally intended to be a temporary structure. However, it was repaired and restored, with the letters being replaced in November 1978, a year before the start of the Iranian hostage crisis.
• A two-engine aircraft, which was not authorized for transatlantic flights until 1985, is shown in a general shot of a plane taking off from Dallas to London.
• The Calgary Flames team was originally called the Atlanta Flames. The name changed in 1980, but they only played their first game in October of that year.
• Marines at the US embassy wear combat uniforms. This type of clothing was only introduced after the fall of 1981.
• When Tony Mendes writes greetings to his son on a postcard, the word “so” jumps to the line below after a cut.
• When the Swiss Boeing-747 takes off, police cars keep up, despite the aircraft's takeoff speed being 160–180 knots (approximately 290–320 km/h). They also drive directly behind engine number four without experiencing the jet blast.
• There is a typo in the credits: Battlestar Gallactica. It should be spelled Galactica.
• In the scene of the meeting at Max Klein's office, Sid Caesar's autobiography – “Where Have I Been?” – is visible on the bookshelf. These memoirs were not published until 1983.
• Tony Mendez is wearing a Rolex Sea-Dweller DEEPSEA (number 116660). These watches were first introduced in 2008 (in 1980, the Rolex Sea-Dweller model should have had the number 1665).
• During a meeting with the head of the CIA, Ben Affleck’s character says that Hollywood is known worldwide, which would allow a film to be shot even in Stalingrad. However, the city’s name was abolished back in 1961, and since then the city has been called Volgograd.
• Upon arriving in Istanbul, the protagonist goes to a meeting at the Blue Mosque, and in the next shot, the meeting is already taking place in a completely different cathedral – Hagia Sophia.
• Scott McNeery and Kerry Bishé starred together in the series "Stop and Burn" and also played husband and wife.
• Scoot McNairy and Kerry Bishé starred together in the series *Halt and Catch Fire* and also played husband and wife.