Syriana (2005)
Syriana (2005)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
George Clooney
Bob Barnes
Matt Damon
Bryan Woodman
Amanda Peet
Julie Woodman
Kayvan Novak
Arash
Sarah Shahin
Mohammed Sheik Agiza
William Hurt
Stan
Amr Waked
Mohammed Sheik Agiza
Christopher Plummer
Dean Whiting
Jeffrey Wright
Bennett Holiday
Alexander Siddig
Prince Nasir Al-Subaai
Chris Cooper
Jimmy Pope
Robert Foxworth
Tommy Barton
Nicky Henson
Sydney Hewitt
Stephen Gaghan
Director
Nicholas Art
Riley Woodman
Steven Hinkle
Max Woodman
Robert Baer
Writer
Jennifer Fox
Producer
Daisy Tormé
Rebecca
Georgia Kacandes
Producer
Peter Gerety
Leland 'Lee' Janus
Michael Nozik
Producer
Richard Lintern
Bryan's Boss
Alexandre Desplat
Composer
Mazhar Munir
Wasim Khan
Jocelyn Quivrin
Vincent
Robert Elswit
Cinematographer
Tim Squyres
Editor
Shahid Ahmed
Saleem Ahmed Khan
Avy Kaufman
CastingDirector
Bikram Singh Bhamra
Pakistani Translator
Lora Kennedy
CastingDirector
Roger Yuan
Chinese Engineer
Lucinda Syson
CastingDirector
Jamey Sheridan
Division Chief
Randall Boffman
Distinguished Gentleman #1
Dan Weil
ProductionDesigner
Max Minghella
Robby Barnes
Nadim Sawalha
Emir Hamed Al-Subaai
Akbar Kurtha
Prince Meshal Al-Subaai
Sonnell Dadral
Farooq
Tim Blake Nelson
Danny Dalton
Mark Strong
Mussawi
Badria Timimi
Nasir's Wife
Viola Davis
CIA Chairwoman
Ozzie Yue
Chinese Oil Executive
Donna Mitchell
Pat Janus
David Clennon
Donald
Susan Allenback
Paralegal #1
Katherine Hoskins Mackey
Paralegal
Linda E. Williams
Paralegal
Susan Duvall
Assistant at CIA
Bahar Soomekh
Yassi (uncredited)
Susan Halsey Singer
Mother (uncredited)
Elena Rosa
CIA Operations Specialist (uncredited)
Lauren Minite
Restaurant Girl (uncredited)
Anna George
Reza's Sister (uncredited)
Wendy Kush
Witness (uncredited)
Mike Monroe
Lawyer (uncredited)
Sarah Bradshaw
Associate Producer
Steven Soderbergh
Executive Producer
Estelle Crottaz
Casting
Louise Frogley
Costume Design
Christine Beveridge
Makeup Department Head
Jan Pascale
Set Decoration
Olivia Bloch-Lainé
Set Decoration
Ben Cosgrove
Executive Producer
Jeff Skoll
Executive Producer
Alan Hook
Art Direction
Waldo Sanchez
Hairstylist
Jasmine Yuen Carrucan
Second Assistant 'A' Camera
Kay Georgiou
Hairstylist
Mary Cybulski
Script Supervisor
François Duhamel
Still Photographer
Barry R. Koper
Makeup Artist
John Casey
Costume Supervisor
Larry Blake
Supervising Sound Editor / Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jana Chovancova
Art Department Coordinator
Julie Feiner
Sound Editor
Steve Dent
Stunt Coordinator
Colin Anderson
Camera Operator / Steadicam Operator
Sidney Ray Baldwin
Still Photographer
Barry Idoine
First Assistant 'A' Camera
Jeff Sawyer
Sound Editor
Vanessa Lapato
Sound Editor
Eric Durst
Visual Effects Supervisor
Marilyn MacDonald
Makeup Artist
Shannon Lail
Associate Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 23, 2005
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 8m
Content RatingR
Budget$50,000,000
Box Office$93,974,620
Filming LocationsBaltimore · Annapolis, United States of America · Emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Morocco · Egypt · Washington, D.C. · Geneva, Switzerland
Genres
Wiki.
Syriana is a 2005 American political thriller film written and directed by Stephen Gaghan, loosely based on Robert Baer's 2003 memoir See No Evil. The film stars an ensemble cast consisting of George Clooney, Matt Damon, Jeffrey Wright, Chris Cooper, William Hurt, Tim Blake Nelson, Amanda Peet, Christopher Plummer, Alexander Siddig, and Mazhar Munir.
Syriana was shot in 200 locations on five continents, with large parts shot in the Middle East, Washington, D.C., and Africa. In an interview with Charlie Rose, Gaghan described incidents (including planned regime changes in Venezuela) from personal meetings and interviews with the most powerful oil owners, owners of media houses, lobbyists, lawyers, and politicians which were included in the film. As with Gaghan's screenplay for Traffic, Syriana uses multiple, parallel storylines, jumping between locations in Iran, Texas, Washington, D.C., Switzerland, Spain, and Lebanon.
Clooney's performance was critically acclaimed, earning him an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as British Academy Film Award, Critics' Choice Movie Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. Gaghan was nominated for an Academy Award and a Writers Guild of America Award for his screenplay. As of April 20, 2006, the film had grossed a total of $50.82 million at the U.S. box office and $43.2 million overseas, for a total of $94 million.
Gaghan changed the names of entities currently operating in the Middle East, while retaining their place in the story. Committee for the Liberation of Iran was based on an organization called Committee for the Liberation of Iraq.