Ash has seen this movie.
As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.
| Tony Mendez | Ben Affleck |
| Jack O'Donnell | Bryan Cranston |
| Lester Siegel | Alan Arkin |
| John Chambers | John Goodman |
| Ken Taylor | Victor Garber |
| Bob Anders | Tate Donovan |
| Cora Lijek | Clea DuVall |
| Joe Stafford | Scoot McNairy |
| Lee Schatz | Rory Cochrane |
| Mark Lijek | Christopher Denham |
| Kathy Stafford | Kerry Bishé |
| Hamilton Jordan | Kyle Chandler |
| Malinov | Chris Messina |
| Robert Pender | Željko Ivanek |
| Bates | Titus Welliver |
| Adam Engell | Keith Szarabajka |
| Cyrus Vance | Bob Gunton |
| Max Klein | Richard Kind |
| OSS Officer Nicholls | Richard Dillane |
| Reza Borhani | Omid Abtahi |
| Pat Taylor | Page Leong |
| Azizi Checkpoint #3 | Farshad Farahat |
| Sahar | Sheila Vand |
| Elizabeth Ann Swift | Karina Logue |
| Sgt. Sickmann | Ryan Ahern |
| Alan B. Golacinski | Bill Tangradi |
| William J. Daugherty | Jamie McShane |
| Col. Charles W. Scott | Matthew Glave |
| Sgt. William Gallegos | Roberto Garcia |
| Thomas L. Ahern, Jr. | Christopher Stanley |
| Fred Kupke | Jon Woodward Kirby |
| Student with Poster | Alborz Basiratmand |
| Marine #1 | Ruty Rutenberg |
| Marine #2 | Michael Woolston |
| Lady with Radio | Sharareh Sedghi |
| Tear Gas Student | Bobby Zegar |
| Malick | Victor McCay |
| Peter Genco | Matt Nolan |
| Brice | J.R. Cacia |
| Hal Saunders | Bill Kalmenson |
| Landon Butler | Rob Brownstein |
| Jon Titterton | David Sullivan |
| Jordan's Secretary | Jean Carol |
| Jordan's Analyst | Michael Cassidy |
| Lamont | John Boyd |
| Rossi | Yuriy Sardarov |
| Tehran Mary | Nikka Far |
| Ian Mendez | Aidan Sussman |
| David Marmor | Barry Livingston |
| Ali Khalkhali | Ali Saam |
| Moradi | Araz Vahid Ebrahim Nia |
| The Minotaur | Scott Anthony Leet |
| Space Lab Nurse | Ashley Wood |
| Film Director | Rob Tepper |
| First A.D. | Ray Porter |
| PA | Stephen J. Lattanzi |
| Lester's Housekeeper | Danielle Barbosa |
| Jack Kirby | Michael Parks |
| Publicist | Eric Scott Cooper |
| Nina / Serksi the Gallactic Witch | Adrienne Barbeau |
| Variety Reporter | Tom Lenk |
| LA Times Reporter | Nelson Franklin |
| Princess Aleppa | Kelly Curran |
| Evil Villain | Mark Rhino Smith |
| Achilles Crux | Scott Elrod |
| Humanoid Robot | Bill Blair |
| Green Jacket | Daston Kalili |
| Nestor the Android | Joseph S. Griffo |
| Blue Monster | Andrew Varenhorst |
| Persian Dancer | Amitis Frances Ariano |
| Sci Fi Body Suit Girl | Ali Fiori |
| Middle Class Iranian Woman | Taies Farzan |
| Middle Class Iranian Man | Florans Atlantis |
| Iranian Consulate Official | Rafi Pitts |
| British Airways Flight Attendant | Allegra Carpenter |
| Airport Husband | Bobby Naderi |
| Immigration Officer | Ray Haratian |
| Immigration Officer | Mehrdad Sarlak |
| Immigration Officer | Soheil Tasbihchi |
| Immigration Officer | Hovik Gharibian |
| Airport Hysterical Wife | Dorianne Pahlavan |
| Deputy Minister of Islamic Guidance | Houshang Touzie |
| Producer | Peter Henry Schroeder |
| Tehran Car Rental Man | Ali Farkhonde |
| Bearded Fundamentalist in Bazaar | Sahm McGlynn |
| Bazaar Shopkeeper | Muhammed Cangören |
| Bazaar Angry Man | Asghar Allah Veirdi Zadeh |
| Angry Woman | Leyla Beysulen |
| Hedley Donovan | Lindsey Ginter |
| Alan Sosa | Tim Quill |
| Engell's Secretary | Larry Sullivan |
| Sgt. Gauthier | Danilo Di Julio |
| White House Operator | Fanshen Cox |
| Swissair Ticketing Agent | Tehmina Sunny |
| Passport Official | Amir K |
| Carpet Factory Komiteh | Baris Deli |
| Revolutionary Guard | Cas Anvar |
| Revolutionary Guard | Bahram Khosraviani |
| Revolutionary Guard | Sam Sheikholeslami |
| Revolutionary Guard | Saba Sarem |
| Revolutionary Guard | Puya Abbassi |
| Komiteh Reza | Reza Mir |
| Lock Up PA | Jozef Fahey |
| Swissair Gate Agent | Annie Little |
| Komiteh Subordinate | Fahim Fazli |
| Young Komiteh at Airport | Brandon Tabassi |
| Swissair Pilot | John Hans Tester |
| Swissair Co-Pilot | Alex Schemmer |
| Air Traffic Controller | Yan Feldman |
| Swissair Flight Attendant | Nancy Stelle |
| Iraqi Border Guard | Maz Siam |
| Assistant Secretary of State | Ken Edling |
| State Department Official | Deborah Deimel Bean |
| CIA Archives Officer | Michael Chieffo |
| Christine Mendez | Taylor Schilling |
| CIA Director Stansfield Turner (uncredited) | Philip Baker Hall |
| Swissair Stewardess (uncredited) | Eli Jane |
| Protestor (uncredited) | Lucas N. Hall |
| Lui-même (images d'archives) | Jimmy Carter |
| Swissair Gate Rep | Victoria Charters |
