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 | 14.841 |
Directed By
Stephen Gaghan
Crew
Dan Weil
Estelle Crottaz
Tim Squyres
Avy Kaufman
Michael Nozik
Robert Elswit
Stephen Gaghan
Jennifer Fox
Alexandre Desplat
Lora Kennedy
Stephen Gaghan
Georgia Kacandes
Lucinda Syson
Will Dearborn
Barry Idoine
Gregor Tavenner
Jasmine Yuen Carrucan
Patrick Tendai Pfupajena
Louise Frogley
Barry R. Koper
John Casey
Mary Cybulski
Christine Beveridge
Waldo Sanchez
Kay Georgiou
Jana Chovancova
Marilyn MacDonald
Vanessa Lapato
Colin Anderson
George Clooney
Sarah Bradshaw
Larry Blake
Larry Blake
Julie Feiner
Shannon Lail
Elizabeth Kirk
Jeff Sawyer
Petur Hliddal
Robert Baer
Jeena M. Phelps
Nick Vidar
Jeff Skoll
Ken Regan
Olivia Bloch-Lainé
François Duhamel
Steven Soderbergh
Glen Wilson
Colin Anderson
Ben Cosgrove
Eric Durst
Steve Dent
Sidney Ray Baldwin
Jan Pascale
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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