Where was Argo filmed?
2012 film, directed by Ben Affleck.
- Washington, D.C.
The story is set in Washington, so the filming stayed close to the setting.
Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed
- Set in
- Washington; D.C.; Los Angeles; Tehran
- Filmed in
- Washington, D.C.
- Distance
- About 2,294 miles (3,692 km) between Los Angeles and the nearest filming location.
About Argo
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- Released
- 2012
- Director
- Ben Affleck
- Cast
- Ben AffleckBryan CranstonAlan ArkinJohn GoodmanVictor GarberMichael CassidyRory CochraneTate DonovanKerry Bishé
- Genre
- Political ThrillerDramaBiographicalThrillerHistorical
- Awards
- Academy Award for Best Picture; César Award for Best Foreign Film; Academy Award for Best Film Editing; Academy Award for Best Writing and 4 more
The story
Sixty-six embassy staff are taken hostage, but six avoid capture and are secretly sheltered in the home of Canadian ambassador Ken Taylor.
Central Intelligence Agency exfiltration specialist.
The revolutionaries reassemble embassy photographs shredded before the takeover and realize some personnel are unaccounted for.
Famous lines from Argo
Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.
Jesus Christ!Mendez
Who else knows?Mendez
Who's handling?Mendez
What about the White House?Mendez
State? They don't do exfils.Mendez
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