Syriana
Syriana
Release: 2005-11-23
·Runtime: 128m
·★ 6.4
Drama
Thriller
The Middle Eastern oil industry is the backdrop of this tense drama, which weaves together numerous story lines. Bennett Holiday is an American lawyer in charge of facilitating a dubious merger of oil companies, while Bryan Woodman, a Switzerland-based energy analyst, experiences both personal tragedy and opportunity during a visit with Arabian royalty. Meanwhile, veteran CIA agent Bob Barnes uncovers an assassination plot with unsettling origins.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Participant
4M
Section Eight
FilmWorks
MID Foundation
Warner Bros. Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Steven Hinkle
as Max Woodman
Amanda Peet
as Julie Woodman
Nicky Henson
as Sydney Hewitt
Jocelyn Quivrin
as Vincent
Roger Yuan
as Chinese Engineer
George Clooney
as Bob Barnes
Chris Cooper
as Jimmy Pope
Amr Waked
as Mohammed Sheik Agiza
Peter Gerety
as Leland "Lee" Janus
Max Minghella
as Robby Barnes
Ozzie Yue
as Chinese Oil Executive
Kayvan Novak
as Arash
Randall Boffman
as Distinguished Gentleman #1
Mark Strong
as Mussawi
Bahar Soomekh
as Yassi (uncredited)
Nicholas Art
as Riley Woodman
Robert Foxworth
as Tommy Barton
Tim Blake Nelson
as Danny Dalton
Viola Davis
as CIA Chairwoman
Matt Damon
as Bryan Woodman
Jeffrey Wright
as Bennett Holiday
Daisy Tormé
as Rebecca
Richard Lintern
as Bryan's Boss
Shahid Ahmed
as Saleem Ahmed Khan
Jamey Sheridan
as Division Chief
Nadim Sawalha
as Emir Hamed Al-Subaai
Christopher Plummer
as Dean Whiting
Alexander Siddig
as Prince Nasir Al-Subaai
Akbar Kurtha
as Prince Meshal Al-Subaai
Donna Mitchell
as Pat Janus
David Clennon
as Donald
William Hurt
as Stan
Susan Duvall
as Assistant at CIA
Anna George
as Reza's Sister (uncredited)
Crew
Jeff Skoll
Executive Producer
Avy Kaufman
Casting
Georgia Kacandes
Producer
Steve Dent
Stunt Coordinator
George Clooney
Executive Producer
Alexandre Desplat
Original Music Composer
Andrew Menzies
Art Direction
Djivan Gasparyan
Music
Petur Hliddal
Sound mixer
Barry Idoine
First Assistant "A" Camera
Larry Blake
Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor
Jennifer Fox
Producer
Jasmine Yuen Carrucan
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Robert Baer
Book
François Duhamel
Still Photographer
Tim Squyres
Editor
Stephen Gaghan
Screenplay, Director
Lora Kennedy
Casting
Jan Pascale
Set Decoration
Robert Elswit
Director of Photography
Steven Soderbergh
Executive Producer
Leonard Woodcock
Stunts
Rami Yasin
First Assistant Director