Syriana (2005)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $50,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $93,974,620.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 15.477 |
Directed By
Stephen Gaghan
Crew
Lora Kennedy
Tim Squyres
Michael Nozik
Estelle Crottaz
Lucinda Syson
Alexandre Desplat
Georgia Kacandes
Stephen Gaghan
Stephen Gaghan
Dan Weil
Jennifer Fox
Avy Kaufman
Robert Elswit
Jasmine Yuen Carrucan
Will Dearborn
Gregor Tavenner
Barry Idoine
Patrick Tendai Pfupajena
Barry R. Koper
Mary Cybulski
Marilyn MacDonald
Jana Chovancova
John Casey
Christine Beveridge
Louise Frogley
Kay Georgiou
Waldo Sanchez
Steve Dent
Colin Anderson
Shannon Lail
Larry Blake
Julie Feiner
Petur Hliddal
Larry Blake
Eric Durst
Elizabeth Kirk
Sarah Bradshaw
Ken Regan
Glen Wilson
Olivia Bloch-Lainé
Robert Baer
Steven Soderbergh
Sidney Ray Baldwin
François Duhamel
Vanessa Lapato
George Clooney
Ben Cosgrove
Jeena M. Phelps
Jeff Sawyer
Nick Vidar
Jan Pascale
Jeff Skoll
Colin Anderson
David R. Morton
Alan Hook
Angel M. Sepulveda
Angel McConnell
Andy Smart
Julian Brain
Massimiliano Dessena
William Hendrick
Wilson Tang
TOP CAST
George Clooney
Bob Barnes
Matt Damon
Bryan Woodman
Jeffrey Wright
Bennett Holiday
Chris Cooper
Jimmy Pope
Amanda Peet
Julie Woodman
William Hurt
Stan
Christopher Plummer
Dean Whiting
Alexander Siddig
Prince Nasir Al-Subaai
Kayvan Novak
Arash
Amr Waked
Mohammed Sheik Agiza
Robert Foxworth
Tommy Barton
Nicky Henson
Sydney Hewitt
Nicholas Art
Riley Woodman
Steven Hinkle
Max Woodman
Daisy Tormé
Rebecca
Peter Gerety
Leland "Lee" Janus
Richard Lintern
Bryan's Boss
Mazhar Munir
Wasim Khan
Jocelyn Quivrin
Vincent
Shahid Ahmed
Saleem Ahmed Khan
Bikram Singh Bhamra
Pakistani Translator
Roger Yuan
Chinese Engineer
Jamey Sheridan
Division Chief
Randall Boffman
Distinguished Gentleman #1
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)
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