---
title: 'Argo (2012)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ben Affleck'
released: '2012-08-31'
runtime_minutes: 120
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/argo-2012'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1024648/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Argo (2012)

2012 · 120 min · Drama, History, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

Argo is a 2012 American historical political espionage drama thriller film directed by, produced by, and starring Ben Affleck. The screenplay, written by Chris Terrio, was adapted from the 1999 memoir The Master of Disguise by U.S. C.I.A. operative Tony Mendez and the 2007 Wired article "The Great Escape: How the CIA Used a Fake Sci-Fi Flick to Rescue Americans from Tehran" written by Joshuah Bearman. The film deals with the "Canadian Caper", in which Mendez led the rescue of six U.S. diplomats from Tehran, Iran, under the guise of filming a science-fiction film during the 1979–81 Iran hostage crisis. The film, which also has Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, and John Goodman in supporting roles, was released by Warner Bros. Pictures in the United States on October 12, 2012. It was produced by Affleck, Grant Heslov and George Clooney.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ben Affleck](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-affleck)
- **Producer:** [Ben Affleck](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-affleck), [George Clooney](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-clooney), [Grant Heslov](https://cinepixo.com/people/grant-heslov)
- **Screenplay:** [Chris Terrio](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-terrio), [Tony Mendez](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-mendez), [Joshuah Bearman](https://cinepixo.com/people/joshuah-bearman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alexandre Desplat](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexandre-desplat)
- **Director of Photography:** [Rodrigo Prieto](https://cinepixo.com/people/rodrigo-prieto)
- **Editor:** [William Goldenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-goldenberg)

## Cast

- [Christopher Stanley](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-stanley)
- [Chris Messina](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-messina) as Malinov
- [John Goodman](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-goodman) as John Chambers
- [Richard Dillane](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-dillane) as Peter Nicholls
- [Kyle Chandler](https://cinepixo.com/people/kyle-chandler) as Hamilton Jordan
- [Muhammed Cangören](https://cinepixo.com/people/muhammed-cangoren)
- [Keith Szarabajka](https://cinepixo.com/people/keith-szarabajka) as Adam Engell
- [Cas Anvar](https://cinepixo.com/people/cas-anvar)
- [Scott Elrod](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-elrod)
- [Ben Affleck](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-affleck) as Tony Mendez
- [Lindsey Ginter](https://cinepixo.com/people/lindsey-ginter)
- [Adrienne Barbeau](https://cinepixo.com/people/adrienne-barbeau)
- [Tate Donovan](https://cinepixo.com/people/tate-donovan) as Robert Anders
- [Tom Lenk](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-lenk)
- [Alan Arkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-arkin) as Lester Siegel

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Official site: https://www.warnerbros.com/argo
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/argo-2012
Film facts: Wikidata (Q59653); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.