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***Includes Theatrical and Extended Cuts***
Inside Artwork: Yes Emboss/Deboss: TBA
Finish Type: TBA
Actors: Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman, Kyle Chandler, Clea DuVall, Chris Messina
Director: Ben Affleck
Language: ENGLISH: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit), CZECH: Dolby Digital 5.1, HUNGARIAN: Dolby Digital 5.1, ITALIAN: Dolby Digital 5.1, MANDARIN: Dolby Digital 5.1, POLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1, PORTUGUESE: Dolby Digital 5.1, RUSSIAN: Dolby Digital 5.1, THAI: Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: Italian SDH, English SDH, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Hungarian, Korean, Mandarin (Simplified), Mandarin (Traditional), Polish, Russian, Thai Region: Region Free
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Number of Discs: 2
Rating: R Orig. Release Date: 2012 Studio: Warner Bros. Release Date: 9/20/2017 Run Time: 130 Min.
- Picture in Picture: Eyewitness Account (HD, 120 minutes): Headlining Argo's
supplemental package is an excellent Picture in Picture experience that
features interviews with the survivors of the Iran hostage crisis and
other notable participants, among them President Jimmy Carter, Tony
Mendez, Mark Lijek, Bob Anders, Cora Lijek, Kathy Stafford, Lee Schatz
and USMC hostage Al Golacinski. Listening to firsthand accounts of the
events depicted in Argo serves as a testament both to the
bravery of those involved and the authenticity of the film, and stands
as the first of many first-rate extras to provide insight into the events surrounding November 4, 1979 and all that followed.
- Audio Commentary:
Director Ben Affleck and writer Chris Terrio cover everything from the
unorthodox storyboard-framed opening to script development, casting,
performances, production design and melding of history and fiction used
to create Argo's reality. It strikes a balance between historical fact, filmmaking technique and storytelling prowess.
- Rescued from Tehran: We Were There (HD, 17 minutes): President Carter, Mendez and the actual houseguests recount the real-life harrowing experience they endured.
- Absolute Authenticity
(HD, 11 minutes): "I really wanted to root the audience in the period."
This short production featurette focuses on Affleck's expectations and
efforts and his production department's subsequent research and work.
- The CIA and Hollywood Connection
(HD, 6 minutes): Affleck, Terrio, Goodman, and Mendez discuss the CIA's
alliance with Hollywood. Unfortunately, the already featurette is too
reliant on film clips, making it more a plot overview than anything more
substantial.
- Escape from Iran: The Hollywood Option
(SD, 47 minutes): This 2005 television documentary commemorates the
25th anniversary of the "Canadian Caper," taking us back to this
startling affair through the direct testimony of the Americans who found
sanctuary at the Canadian embassy in Teheran, and the Canadians who
risked their own safety to shelter their closest neighbours.
Based
on real events, the dramatic thriller Argo chronicles the life-or-death
covert operation to rescue six Americans, which unfolded behind the
scenes of the Iran hostage crisis, focusing on the little-known role
that the CIA and Hollywood played-information that was not declassified
until many years after the event. On November 4, 1979, as the Iranian
revolution reaches its boiling point, militants storm the U.S. Embassy
in Tehran, taking 52 Americans hostage. But, in the midst of the chaos,
six Americans manage to slip away and find refuge in the home of
Canadian Ambassador Ken Taylor. Knowing it is only a matter of time
before the six are found out and likely killed, the Canadian and
American governments ask the CIA to intervene. The CIA turns to their
top "exfiltration" specialist, Tony Mendez, to come up with a plan to
get the six Americans safely out of the country. A plan so incredible,
it could only happen in the movies.
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