Product Notes
Ben Afleck, Alan Arkin, John Goodman. The lives of 6 Americans are in danger as they hide with the Canadian ambassador during the 1979 Iranian revolution. With no hope of escape, it is up to the CIA and a crazy Hollywood plot to get them out alive. Blu-Ray includes bonus DVD + Ultraviolet. 2012/color/120 min/R/widescreen.
Product Reviews
When militants seize control of the U.S. embassy in Tehran during the height of the Iranian Revolution, CIA agent Tony Mendez (Ben Affleck) creates a fake Hollywood film production in order to rescue a group of American diplomats who have sought refuge at the home of the Canadian ambassador. As the six members of the embassy staff remain behind closed doors, armed militants conduct thorough searches of local homes, and kill anyone suspected of harboring the Americans. Realizing that it's only a matter of time before the six are identified and taken hostage, Mendez offers a unique - yet potentially dangerous - solution: posing as a Canadian film producer, he will enter into Tehran under the precipice of scouting locations for an upcoming science fiction opus, gather up the refugees, pass them off as his crew at the airport, and fly out of Iran right under the militants' noses. Shortly after touching down in Iran, however, Mendez contends with a few unexpected developments that threaten to erode the bond of trust he needs to establish with the refugees, and expose his deception. Meanwhile, even if they do manage to make it as far as the airport, government bureaucracy threatens to leave them hopelessly stranded in their most desperate hour. Alan Arkin, John Goodman, and Bryan Cranston co-star. Inspired by actual events. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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19 February 2013 |
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WARNER STUDIOS ( WRNS ) |
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1: USA, Canada |
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Color, Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV, NTSC |
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English, French, Spanish |
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Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Stereo, English, French, Spanish |
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Discs:1 ~ Format:Ntsc ~ Region:1 |
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Art Director:Peter Borck, Casting:Lora Kennedy, Cinematographer:Rodrigo Prieto, Co-producer:Amy Herman, Composer (Music Score):Alexandre Desplat, Director:Ben Affleck, Executive Producer:Chay Carter, Executive Producer:Chris Brigham, Executive Producer:David Klawans, Executive Producer:Graham King, Executive Producer:Nina Wolarsky, Executive Producer:Tim Headington, Producer:Ben Affleck, Producer:George Clooney, Producer:Grant Heslov, Screenwriter:Chris Terrio |
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