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Argo

Argo

Film · 2012

Original languageEnglish

Runtime2 hours

GenreDramaThriller

Set in1979,1980
Letterboxd average
3.8 / 5
Saltiness

Fewer grains = more historically accurate.

Shelfmark MS 0011Last checked

Directed byBen Affleck
33 years
between the events and the release
1979 → 2012

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Event

The seizure of the American embassy in Tehran in 1979 in the wake of the Iranian Revolution and the attempted rescue and negotiation operations conducted thereafter to recover several dozen American hostages.

filed under 1979

Runs throughCold War

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Production Information

Written by
Chris TerrioTony MendezJoshuah Bearman
Cinematography
Rodrigo Prieto
Production design
Sharon Seymour
Costume design
Jacqueline West
Music by
Alexandre Desplat
Production country
United States
Budget
$44.5 million
Box office
$232.3 million

Credits, budget, box office and production countries from TMDB.

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