Allison Argo

Directing

Allison Argo

Born 1953-12-23 · Richmond, Virginia

Allison Argo (born December 23, 1953) is a film producer, director, writer, editor, and narrator. She is best known for her documentaries that focus on endangered wildlife and conservation. Argo's films have received awards including six National Emmys and the duPont-Columbia Award for journalism.

Acting credits

The Return of Frank Cannon poster
6.5

Private detective Frank Cannon comes out of retirement to investigate an old friend and Army Intelligence colleague's death, which has been ruled a suicide, but which smells like murder.

The Return of Frank Cannon

1980

The Gift poster
6.5

A sailor on Christmas leave visits his boozing, one-legged father and dreamer mother in 1950s Brooklyn.

The Gift

1979

Between the Lines poster
5.5

The staff of the Back Bay Mainline, a Boston underground newspaper that rose to prominence in the 1960s, struggles with the shifting social climate of the '70s amid rumors that the paper is about to be sold to a media giant.

Between the Lines

1977

Casino poster
10.0

Mike Connors is a suave gambler who owns a floating hotel/casino which takes a turn when the passengers are stalked by a saboteur during the casino ship's maiden voyage.

Casino

1980

Cathy poster
8.0

An animated special based on the comic strip Cathy by Cathy Guisewite.

Cathy

1987

Cathy's Valentine poster
6.0

As Valentine's Day approaches, Cathy, ever the romantic, becomes passionately consumed with thoughts of hearts, flowers and candle-lit dinners.

Cathy's Valentine

1989

High Ice poster
6.6

A grizzled veteran forest ranger finds himself in conflict with a decisive but impatient Army Search and Rescue officer who does not want to share command of an operation to rescue several stranded weekend climbers from a mountain ledge.

High Ice

1980

No artwork available
NR

Star Street is a Dutch children's cartoon that was popular both in Benelux and in the United Kingdom. The protagonists were pink big-nosed creatures comically fashioned after horoscopes of the western zodiac and was set on a small star-shaped planet in the outer reaches of the universe. The antagonists were green blobbish creatures known appropriately as blobs governed by an even larger pink blob creature, Momo the Glutton. The cartoon's premise was somewhat similar to The Smurfs and The Care Bears.

Star Street: The Happy Birthday Movie

1989

Vytor: The Starfire Champion poster
NR

In a world where arcane magic and futuristic technology coexist, a brave tribal warrior with a mysterious ring and a brave female warrior from the futuristic city in the sky must battle an evil warlord who holds an orb of tremendous power.

Vytor: The Starfire Champion

1989

Cathy's Last Resort poster
6.2

Cathy's preparations for an idyllic, romantic vacation with her boyfriend, Irving, go awry.

Cathy's Last Resort

1988

Cry from the Mountain poster
6.5

The film centers on an emotional kayaking trip between a father and a son. The father has taken his boy into the deep Alaskan wilderness to tell him that he is divorcing the boy's mother, who is pregnant and waiting for them back home. While on the trip, the father and son get involved in a potentially fatal accident. Fortunately, an enigmatic mountain man appears to save them. Later he helps the troubled twosome find hope and salvation through God. Meanwhile, the wife, also finds a new life through old-time religion and happiness ensues all around.

Cry from the Mountain

1985

Frogs: The Thin Green Line poster
6.0

An examination of the extinction threat faced by frogs, which have hopped on Earth for some 250 million years and are a crucial cog in the ecosystem. Scientists believe they've pinpointed a cause for the loss of many of the amphibians: the chytrid fungus, which flourishes in high altitudes. Unfortunately, they don't know how to combat it. Included: an isolated forest in Panama that has yet to be touched by the fungus, thus enabling frogs to live and thrive as they have for eons.

Frogs: The Thin Green Line

2009

Cheetah Story poster
NR

The Serengeti is Africa's largest nature reserve and one of its most notable inhabitants is the cheetah, also called cheetah. A young cheetah tells of his carefree childhood on the Serengeti Plain in Tanzania, thanks to his wonderful mother. She takes care of food on the shelf and with her he and his brothers and sister have nothing to fear. Lesson one: tripping the calf, lesson two: choking and biting to death, lesson three: Catching a calf yourself. Mother cheeta allows her boy to practice on a gazelle calf she has caught for them. One day, the young cheetahs will have to hunt themselves. Without Mommy's help.

Cheetah Story

1999

Parrot Confidential poster
7.5

From PBS and NATURE - From the wilds of Costa Rica to the suburbs of our own country, parrot owners, rescuers, breeders, and biologists involved in conservation programs share their stories and the stories of their parrots in this bittersweet and unforgettable film about the difficulties and consequences of keeping and caring for parrots as pets.

Parrot Confidential

2013

The Secret Life of Cats poster
5.3

From pampered show cats to strays in Miami, NGC explores the human bond with felines and the killer that still lives in these beloved companions.

The Secret Life of Cats

1999

Whatever Happened to the Future? poster
NR

In a series of wistful vignettes, Segalove looks at how her childhood vision of the future holds up (or doesn't) in adulthood. Commissioned by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Whatever Happened to the Future?

1987

Behind the camera

My 9/11 poster
NR

Discover the stories and testimonies of everyone involved in this tragedy, from those in charge of rescue operations to personnel trapped in the buildings just moments before the impact.

My 9/11

2010

My 9/11 poster
NR

Discover the stories and testimonies of everyone involved in this tragedy, from those in charge of rescue operations to personnel trapped in the buildings just moments before the impact.

My 9/11

2010

Tusker: Brotherhood of Elephants poster
6.0

Against the backdrop of Mount Kilimanjaro, meet the majestic "super tuskers": male elephants that carry the wisdom of generations, whose tusks each weigh at least 100 pounds. Follow tuskers at different stages of life as they navigate the trials, transformations, and experiences that come with age and a shifting landscape.

Tusker: Brotherhood of Elephants

2026

Tusker: Brotherhood of Elephants poster
6.0

Against the backdrop of Mount Kilimanjaro, meet the majestic "super tuskers": male elephants that carry the wisdom of generations, whose tusks each weigh at least 100 pounds. Follow tuskers at different stages of life as they navigate the trials, transformations, and experiences that come with age and a shifting landscape.

Tusker: Brotherhood of Elephants

2026

Frogs: The Thin Green Line poster
6.0

An examination of the extinction threat faced by frogs, which have hopped on Earth for some 250 million years and are a crucial cog in the ecosystem. Scientists believe they've pinpointed a cause for the loss of many of the amphibians: the chytrid fungus, which flourishes in high altitudes. Unfortunately, they don't know how to combat it. Included: an isolated forest in Panama that has yet to be touched by the fungus, thus enabling frogs to live and thrive as they have for eons.

Frogs: The Thin Green Line

2009

Frogs: The Thin Green Line poster
6.0

An examination of the extinction threat faced by frogs, which have hopped on Earth for some 250 million years and are a crucial cog in the ecosystem. Scientists believe they've pinpointed a cause for the loss of many of the amphibians: the chytrid fungus, which flourishes in high altitudes. Unfortunately, they don't know how to combat it. Included: an isolated forest in Panama that has yet to be touched by the fungus, thus enabling frogs to live and thrive as they have for eons.

Frogs: The Thin Green Line

2009

Frogs: The Thin Green Line poster
6.0

An examination of the extinction threat faced by frogs, which have hopped on Earth for some 250 million years and are a crucial cog in the ecosystem. Scientists believe they've pinpointed a cause for the loss of many of the amphibians: the chytrid fungus, which flourishes in high altitudes. Unfortunately, they don't know how to combat it. Included: an isolated forest in Panama that has yet to be touched by the fungus, thus enabling frogs to live and thrive as they have for eons.

Frogs: The Thin Green Line

2009

King Cobra poster
8.0

It delivers enough venom in one bite to kill a hundred people, yet it solely preys on other snakes. Through rare footage follow the King Cobra on its journey throughout the rainforests of India seeking food and a mate.

King Cobra

1997

Parrot Confidential poster
7.5

From PBS and NATURE - From the wilds of Costa Rica to the suburbs of our own country, parrot owners, rescuers, breeders, and biologists involved in conservation programs share their stories and the stories of their parrots in this bittersweet and unforgettable film about the difficulties and consequences of keeping and caring for parrots as pets.

Parrot Confidential

2013

Parrot Confidential poster
7.5

From PBS and NATURE - From the wilds of Costa Rica to the suburbs of our own country, parrot owners, rescuers, breeders, and biologists involved in conservation programs share their stories and the stories of their parrots in this bittersweet and unforgettable film about the difficulties and consequences of keeping and caring for parrots as pets.

Parrot Confidential

2013

The Secret Life of Cats poster
5.3

From pampered show cats to strays in Miami, NGC explores the human bond with felines and the killer that still lives in these beloved companions.

The Secret Life of Cats

1999

The Secret Life of Cats poster
5.3

From pampered show cats to strays in Miami, NGC explores the human bond with felines and the killer that still lives in these beloved companions.

The Secret Life of Cats

1999

Forever Home poster
NR

Forever HOME follows a young couple’s dream to provide the best possible life for rescued farm animals by rethinking the concept of “home.” At their refuge, they base their designs on the needs of the individual animals, replacing conventional barns with customized homes. Paul, an architect, calls it "animal centered design." With empathy and boundless imagination, they’re bringing architectural design to the world of animal care and providing a blueprint for a compassionate, sustainable future. This unique film is a celebration of life and creativity!

Forever Home

2025

Forever Home poster
NR

Forever HOME follows a young couple’s dream to provide the best possible life for rescued farm animals by rethinking the concept of “home.” At their refuge, they base their designs on the needs of the individual animals, replacing conventional barns with customized homes. Paul, an architect, calls it "animal centered design." With empathy and boundless imagination, they’re bringing architectural design to the world of animal care and providing a blueprint for a compassionate, sustainable future. This unique film is a celebration of life and creativity!

Forever Home

2025

Frozen Frames: Murphy's Yellowstone poster
NR

Photographer Tom Murphy has dedicated his life to speaking out for the wildlife of Yellowstone. In the dead of winter, Murphy treks deep into the Park to capture the lives and struggles of those who survive there. His remarkable photographs capture both the magnificence of Yellowstone and one man's tenacious dedication to protect what is still wild.

Frozen Frames: Murphy's Yellowstone

2025

Frozen Frames: Murphy's Yellowstone poster
NR

Photographer Tom Murphy has dedicated his life to speaking out for the wildlife of Yellowstone. In the dead of winter, Murphy treks deep into the Park to capture the lives and struggles of those who survive there. His remarkable photographs capture both the magnificence of Yellowstone and one man's tenacious dedication to protect what is still wild.

Frozen Frames: Murphy's Yellowstone

2025

The Last Pig poster
7.2

An intimate reflection on animal treatment, following ethical pig farmer, Bob Comis, as he contemplates his transition out of raising animals for slaughter.

The Last Pig

2017

The Last Pig poster
7.2

An intimate reflection on animal treatment, following ethical pig farmer, Bob Comis, as he contemplates his transition out of raising animals for slaughter.

The Last Pig

2017

No artwork available
8.5

National Geographic invites the viewer to revisit that tragic day in 2001 with a collection of powerful, immersive stories of people who were intricately associated with and impacted by the event: people in the highest echelons attempting to prevent and stop the attacks; ordinary people caught in the middle, like the window washer cleaning the windows of the 93rd floor of the World Trade Center just moments before the attack; and people who still cannot shake how the events of that morning altered their worlds forever.

Surviving 9/11

2011

Inca Mummies: Secrets of the Lost World poster
NR

Discover startling new revelations about this extraordinary civilization. Inca Mummies: Secrets of a Lost World transports you to remote Peruvian mountaintops with archaeologists as they explore a vast and previously unknown citadel. Venture into ancient dwellings, storehouses, and cemeteries as you investigate the mysteries of this intriguing site.

Inca Mummies: Secrets of the Lost World

2003

Inca Mummies: Secrets of the Lost World poster
NR

Discover startling new revelations about this extraordinary civilization. Inca Mummies: Secrets of a Lost World transports you to remote Peruvian mountaintops with archaeologists as they explore a vast and previously unknown citadel. Venture into ancient dwellings, storehouses, and cemeteries as you investigate the mysteries of this intriguing site.

Inca Mummies: Secrets of the Lost World

2003