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
Richard Lintern
as Bryan's Boss
Shahid Ahmed
as Saleem Ahmed Khan
Akbar Kurtha
as Prince Meshal Al-Subaai
Tim Blake Nelson
as Danny Dalton
Nadim Sawalha
as Emir Hamed Al-Subaai
Mark Strong
as Mussawi
Susan Duvall
as Assistant at CIA
Matt Damon
as Bryan Woodman
Jeffrey Wright
as Bennett Holiday
Nicholas Art
as Riley Woodman
Daisy Tormé
as Rebecca
Roger Yuan
as Chinese Engineer
Viola Davis
as CIA Chairwoman
Donna Mitchell
as Pat Janus
Bahar Soomekh
as Yassi (uncredited)
Chris Cooper
as Jimmy Pope
Amanda Peet
as Julie Woodman
Christopher Plummer
as Dean Whiting
Alexander Siddig
as Prince Nasir Al-Subaai
Amr Waked
as Mohammed Sheik Agiza
Peter Gerety
as Leland "Lee" Janus
Jamey Sheridan
as Division Chief
Kayvan Novak
as Arash
Max Minghella
as Robby Barnes
Randall Boffman
as Distinguished Gentleman #1
Ozzie Yue
as Chinese Oil Executive
George Clooney
as Bob Barnes
William Hurt
as Stan
Steven Hinkle
as Max Woodman
Jocelyn Quivrin
as Vincent
Robert Foxworth
as Tommy Barton
Nicky Henson
as Sydney Hewitt
David Clennon
as Donald
Anna George
as Reza's Sister (uncredited)
Crew
Georgia Kacandes
Producer
Alexandre Desplat
Original Music Composer
Tim Squyres
Editor
Andrew Menzies
Art Direction
Djivan Gasparyan
Music
Stephen Gaghan
Director, Screenplay
Larry Blake
Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert Baer
Book
Steven Soderbergh
Executive Producer
Jasmine Yuen Carrucan
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Steve Dent
Stunt Coordinator
Jeff Skoll
Executive Producer
Jennifer Fox
Producer
Rami Yasin
First Assistant Director
Avy Kaufman
Casting
Robert Elswit
Director of Photography
George Clooney
Executive Producer
Petur Hliddal
Sound mixer
Jan Pascale
Set Decoration
Leonard Woodcock
Stunts
Barry Idoine
First Assistant "A" Camera
Lora Kennedy
Casting
François Duhamel
Still Photographer