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