Movies / Syriana (2005)
Runtime: 128 min
Languages: Arabic English French Mandarin Persian Urdu
Countries: United Arab Emirates USA
From the players brokering back-room deals in Washington to the men toiling in the oil fields of the Persian Gulf, a political thriller with multiple storylines that weave together showing the human consequences of the fierce pursuit of wealth and power. As a career CIA operative begins to uncover the disturbing truth about the work he has devoted his life to, an up-and-coming oil broker faces an unimaginable family tragedy and finds redemption in his partnership with an idealistic Gulf prince. A corporate lawyer faces a moral dilemma as he finesses the questionable merger of two powerful U.S. oil companies, while across the globe, a disenfranchised Pakistani teenager falls prey to the recruiting efforts of a charismatic cleric. Each plays their small part in the vast and complex system that powers the industry, unaware of the explosive impact their lives will have upon the world.
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Directors (1) | Credit |
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Stephen Gaghan | ... |
Writers (2) | Credit |
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Robert Baer | (book "See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA's War on Terrorism") (suggestion) |
Stephen Gaghan | (written by) |
Composers (1) | Credit |
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Alexandre Desplat | (music by) |
Editors (1) | Credit |
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Tim Squyres | (edited by) |
Cinematographers (1) | Credit |
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Robert Elswit | (director of photography) |
Actors (92) | Credit |
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Ahmed Aa Mohammed | Abu Khalifa |
Ahmed Ayoub | Pakistani Teenager #1 |
Akbar Kurtha | Prince Meshal Al-Subaai |
Alan Gates | Bar Patron (uncredited) |
Alexander Siddig | Prince Nasir Al-Subaai |
Alexander von Roon | Bloomberg Reporter (uncredited) |
Ali Al Amine | Older Kid at Pool |
Amanda Peet | Julie Woodman |
Amr Waked | Mohammed Sheik Agiza |
Anna George | Reza's Sister (uncredited) |
Atta Mohammed Saleh | Old Man |
Aziz Zacca | Policeman |
Badria Timimi | Nasir's Wife |
Bahar Soomekh | Yassi (uncredited) |
Bashar Atiyat | Nasir's Aide (as Bashar H. Atiyat) |
Bikram Singh Bhamra | Pakistani Translator |
Bob Fajkowski | Secretary of Defense |
Bruce Allen Dawson | Oil Executive (uncredited) |
Charles McClelland | Oil Executive (uncredited) |
Chris Cooper | Jimmy Pope |
Christopher Plummer | Dean Whiting |
Daisy Tormé | Rebecca |
David Clennon | Donald |
David J. Manners | Egypt Bureau Chief |
David Michie | Home Seal Security Guard (voice) (uncredited) |
Donna Mitchell | Pat Janus |
Don Whatley | Bystander (uncredited) |
Driss Roukhe | Guard |
El Mahjoub Raji | Hashimi's Man |
Fritz Michel | Hotel Security Guard |
George Clooney | Bob Barnes |
James Plannette | Connex Functionary |
Jamey Sheridan | Terry |
Jamil Jabbar | Supplicant |
Jayne Atkinson | Division Chief |
Jeff Baker | Tommy's Lawyer |
Jeffrey Wright | Bennett Holiday |
Jocelyn Quivrin | Vincent |
Johnny Pitrelli | U.S. Marshal (uncredited) |
Jon Lee Anderson | Himself |
Katherine Hoskins Mackey | Paralegal |
Katie Foster | Nervous Daughter |
Kayvan Novak | Arash |
Kerry Meushaw | CIA Agent (uncredited) |
Kirk Lambert | CIA Bureau Chief (uncredited) |
Lauren Minite | Restaurant Girl (uncredited) |
Linda E. Williams | Paralegal |
Mark Strong | Mussawi |
Matt Cannon | Student (uncredited) |
Matt Damon | Bryan Woodman |
Max Minghella | Robby Barnes |
Mazhar Munir | Wasim Khan |
Michael Allinson | Sir David |
Michael Stone Forrest | CIA Security Officer #1 |
Mitesh Soni | Martyr |
Mohamed Majd | Said Hossein Hashimi (as Mohammed Majd) |
Mohammed Asad Khan | Pakistani Teenager #2 |
Nabeel Noman | Bedouin Leader |
Nadim Sawalha | Emir Hamed Al-Subaai |
Nicholas Art | Riley Woodman |
Nicky Henson | Sydney Hewitt |
Omar Mostafa | The Cleric |
Othman Bin Hendi | Arab Businessman |
Ozzie Yue | Chinese Oil Executive |
Paul Fahrenkopf | Oil Baron (uncredited) |
Peter Gerety | Leland Janus |
Randall Boffman | Distinguished Gentleman #1 |
Richard Lintern | Bryan's Boss |
Robert Baer | CIA Security Officer #2 (as Bob Baer) |
Robert Foxworth | Tommy Barton |
Roger Yuan | Chinese Engineer |
Ryan Murphy | Drone Tech |
Saïd Amadis | Reza Reyhani (as Said Amadis) |
Sally Spaide | CIA Agent (uncredited) |
Shahid Ahmed | Saleem Ahmed Khan |
Sonnell Dadral | Farooq (as Sonell Dadral) |
Steven Hinkle | Max Woodman |
Susan Allenback | Paralegal #1 (as Susan Allenbach) |
Susan Duvall | Assistant at CIA (as Tootsie Duvall) |
Tarik Tamzali | Nasir's Secretary |
Thomas McCarthy | Fred Franks (as Tom McCarthy) |
Tim Blake Nelson | Danny Dalton |
Tom Cutler | Lawyer (uncredited) |
Tony French | Distinguished Gentleman #2 |
Tyler Gatton | Churchgoer (uncredited) |
Viola Davis | CIA Chairwoman (uncredited) |
Wendy Kush | Witness (uncredited) |
William Charles Mitchell | Bennett Holiday Sr. (as William C. Mitchell) |
William Gerad Jones | Kid in Diner Scene (uncredited) |
William Hurt | Stan |
William L. Thomas | Paralegal #2 |
Will McCormack | Willy |