Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [c2013]
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Notes:
- DVD Region 1 Dolby digital 5.1.
- In English. Dubbed in Spanish or French. Subtitles in Spanish or French. Subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).
- Based on a selection from The master of disguise by Antonio J. Mendez, and the Wired magazine article The great escape by Joshuah Bearman.
- Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Victor Garber, Tate Donovan, Clea DuVall, Scoot McNairy, Rory Cochrane, Christopher Denham, Kerry Bishé, Kyle Chandler, Chris Messina.
- Director of photography, Rodrigo Prieto production designer, Sharon Seymour editor, William Goldenberg costume designer, Jacqueline West music composed and conducted by Alexandre Desplat.
- Originally released in 2012.
- Rated R for language and some violent images.
- On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants storm the American embassy in Tehran and capture dozens of American hostages, sparking a 444-day ordeal. There’s a little-known footnote to the crisis: six Americans escape and a mid-level CIA agent named Antonio Mendez devises an ingenious yet incredibly risky plan to rescue them.
- Special feature: featurette Rescued from Tehran: we were there.
- Academy Awards, 2013: Best achievement in editing, best motion picture, best writing, screenplay based on material previously produced or published.
Subjects:
- Mendez, Antonio J. — Drama.
- United States. Central Intelligence Agency — Drama.
- Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981 — Drama.
- Americans — Iran — Drama.
- Terrorism — Iran — Drama.
- Intelligence officers — United States — Drama.
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