Argo
American thriller film by Ben Affleck · Released August 31, 2012
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.
Cast ages when filming began (August 2011)
- Bryan Cranston, as CIA Deputy Director Jack O'Donnell: 55
- Alan Arkin, as Lester Siegel: 77
- John Goodman, as John Chambers: 59
- Victor Garber, as Canadian Ambassador Ken Taylor: 62
- Rory Cochrane, as Lee Schatz: 39
- Tate Donovan, as Bob Anders: 47
- Kerry Bishé, as Kathy Stafford: 27
- Kyle Chandler, as Chief of Staff Hamilton Jordan: 45
- Bob Gunton, as Secretary of State Cyrus Vance: 65
- Philip Baker Hall, as CIA Director Stansfield Turner: 79
- Chris Messina, as CIA Officer Malinov: 36–37
- Titus Welliver, as Jon Bates: 49
- Richard Kind, as Max Klein: 54
- Michael Parks, as Jack Kirby: 71
- Željko Ivanek, as Robert Pender: 53–54
- Keith Szarabajka, as Adam Engell: 58
- Scoot McNairy, as Joe Stafford: 33
- Richard Dillane, as OSS Officer Nicholls: 46
- Taylor Schilling, as Christine Mendez: 27
- Sheila Vand, as Sahar: 26