Syriana (2005)
| Release Date | 23 November 2005 |
| Budget | $50,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $51,000,000 |
| Tagline | Everything is connected |
| Genre | Drama, Thriller |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Annapolis, Maryland, USA |
| Language | English, Urdu, Arabic, Persian, French, Mandarin |
| Sound Mix | DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Political Thriller, Docudrama, Unglamorized Spy Film |
| Mood | Food for Thought |
| Themes | Political Corruption, Political Unrest, Office Politics, Terrorism, Assassination Plots |
| Tones | Cerebral, Deliberate, Confrontational, Paranoid, Forceful, Tense |
| Tags | CIA (Central Intelligence Agency), Federal Agent, Middle East, Oil Industry, Political Power, Terrorism, Wealth |
Syriana is a 2005 geopolitical thriller film written and directed by Stephen Gaghan, and executive produced by George Clooney, who also stars in the film with an ensemble cast. Gaghan's screenplay is loosely adapted from Robert Baer's memoir See No Evil. The film focuses on petroleum politics, and the global influence of the oil industry, whose political, economic, legal, and social effects are experienced by a Central Intelligence Agency operative (George Clooney), an energy analyst (Matt Damon), a Washington attorney (Jeffrey Wright), and a young unemployed Pakistani migrant worker (Mazhar Munir) in an Arab country in the Persian Gulf. The film also features an extensive supporting cast including Amanda Peet, Tim Blake Nelson, and Christopher Plummer, as well as Academy Award winners Chris Cooper and William Hurt.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Kayvan Novak
Arash
Nicky Henson
Sydney Hewitt
Steven Hinkle
Max Woodman
Daisy Tormé
Rebecca
Richard Lintern
Bryan's Boss
Mazhar Munir
Wasim Khan
Shahid Ahmed
Saleem Ahmed Khan
Bikram Singh Bhamra
Pakistani Translator
Randall Boffman
Distinguished Gentleman #1
Tony French
Distinguished Gentleman #2
Katie Foster
Nervous Daughter
Nadim Sawalha
Emir Hamed Al-Subaai
Ozzie Yue
Chinese Oil Executive
Akbar Kurtha
Prince Meshal Al-Subaai
Sonnell Dadral
Farooq
Jon Lee Anderson
Himself
Othman Bin Hendi
Arab Businessman
Bashar Atiyat
Nasir's Aide
Ali Al Amine
Older Kid at Pool
William Charles Mitchell
Bennett Holiday Sr.
Ahmed Aa Mohammed
Abu Khalifa
Ahmed Ayoub
Pakistani Teenager #1
Mohammed Asad Khan
Pakistani Teenager #2
Atta Mohammed Saleh
Old Man
Aziz Zacca
Policeman
Omar Mostafa
The Cleric
Saïd Amadis
Reza Reyhani
David J. Manners
Egypt Bureau Chief
Jamil Jabbar
Supplicant
Badria Timimi
Nasir's Wife
Mohamed Majd
Said Hossein Hashimi
Driss Roukhe
Guard
Katherine Hoskins Mackey
Paralegal
Linda E. Williams
Paralegal
Susan Allenback
Paralegal #1
William L. Thomas
Paralegal #2
El Mahjoub Raji
Hashimi's Man
Michael Stone Forrest
CIA Security Officer #1
Robert Baer
CIA Security Officer #2
Fritz Michel
Hotel Security Guard
Bob Fajkowski
Secretary of Defense
Jeff Baker
Tommy's Lawyer
Tarik Tamzali
Nasir's Secretary
Mitesh Soni
Martyr
Susan Duvall
Assistant at CIA
Nabeel Noman
Bedouin Leader
Ryan Murphy
Drone Tech
James Plannette
Connex Functionary
Michael Allinson
Sir David
Tom Cutler
Lawyer
Bruce Allen Dawson
Oil Executive
Paul Fahrenkopf
Oil Baron
Alan Gates
Bar patron
Anna George
Reza's Sister
William Gerad Jones
Kid in Diner Scene
Wendy Kush
Witness
Kirk Lambert
CIA Bureau Chief
Charles McClelland
Oil Executive
Kerry Meushaw
CIA Agent
David Michie
Home Seal Security Guard
Matt Cannon
Student
Lauren Minite
Restaurant Girl
Johnny Pitrelli
U.S. Marshal
Sally Spaide
CIA Agent
Alexander von Roon
Bloomberg Reporter
Don Whatley
Bystander
Director
Writer
Robert Baer
Producer
Sarah Bradshaw
associate producer
Ben Cosgrove
executive producer
Jennifer Fox
producer
Georgia Kacandes
producer
Elizabeth Kirkscey
associate producer
Shannon Lail
associate producer
Michael Nozik
producer
Tim Smythe
facilitating producer: Dubai
Original Music
Cinematographer
Editor
Tim Squyres
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Casting Director
Avy Kaufman
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Lora Kennedy
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Lucinda Syson
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Production Designer
Dan Weil
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Art Director
Alan Hook
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Laurent Ott
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Set Decorator
Olivia Bloch-Lainé
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Jan Pascale
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Costume Designer
Louise Frogley
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Makeup Department
Candice Banks
makeup artist
Christine Beveridge
special makeup effects artist , makeup department head
Dan Crawley
special makeup effects artist
Kay Georgiou
hair department head
Charmaine Henninger
hair stylist
Mary Kim
makeup effects production supervisor, prosthetics creator
Jim Knell
production photographer: Captive Audience Productions
Marilyn MacDonald
makeup artist
Mark Nieman
silicone prosthetic technician
Waldo Sanchez
hair department head
Petra Schaumann
hair stylist
Brian Sipe
special makeup supervisor
Janice Tunnell
additional makeup artist
Keith VanderLaan
special makeup effects creator: Captive Audience Productions, prosthetics creator
Sherri Bramlett
additional hair stylist
James Parr
special makeup effects technician
Production Manager
Zakaria Alaoui
production supervisor
Sarah Bradshaw
unit production manager
Omar Chraibi
unit manager
Simon Crook
location unit manager
Frédéric Delaloye
assistant unit manager
Christopher Granier-Deferre
production manager: Geneva
Kevin Jenkins
unit manager
Georgia Kacandes
unit production manager
Francine Lusser
unit manager
Karyn McCarthy
unit production manager: U.S.
Gérard Monier
location production manager
Mark Mostyn
production manager
Serge Musy
assistant set manager
Mark Scoon
executive in charge of production
Will Weiske
production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Trey Batchelor
first assistant director: second unit
Tarik Ait Ben Ali
third assistant director: overseas
Peter Bennett
first assistant director: second unit
Julian Brain
second second assistant director: USA
Darwin Brooks
third assistant director: overseas
Kate Carver
third assistant director: second unit
David Catalano
second second assistant director: New York
Yann Mari Faget
second assistant director: Morocco
Richard Goodwin
second second assistant director: overseas
Ahmed Hatimi
first assistant director: Morocco
Tudor Jones
additional second assistant director
Martin Kenzie
second unit director
Pierre Lacourt
third assistant director: Geneva
Stephanie Lovell
additional second second assistant director
Cian O'Clery
third assistant director: Dubai
David Pinkus
second assistant director: UK, assistant director: additional photography
Eric A. Pot
second second assistant director: USA
Alison C. Rosa
second assistant director
Sonia Rossier
crowds assistant director
Antonin Schopfer
trainee assistant director
Henry Tomlinson
second assistant director: second unit
Adrian Toynton
second assistant director
Simon Warnock
first assistant director
Rami Yasin
first assistant director: Dubai
Tobias Asam
third assistant director: second unit
Art Department
Ray Barrett
construction manager
Mark Bentley
set dresser
Erik Boring
set dresser
Alex Brandenburg
set dresser
Carl Catanese
set buyer
Jana Chovancova
art department coordinator
June Connon
chargehand stand-by props
Michael Davis
construction coordinator
Louise Del Araujo
lead
Jack Dyer
stagehand
Daran Fulham
art director: Dubai
Ginny Galloway
art department coordinator: USA
Susanna Glattly
scenic charge
Jeffrey Pratt Gordon
on-set decorator
Eric Hunsaker
set dresser
Billy 'Jilly Bones' Jones
scenic: Baltimore
Ted Lubonovich II
construction gang boss
Jim Magdaleno
storyboard artist
Andrew Menzies
art director: Baltimore/Washington
Ron Napier
head foreman
Ted Nolan
construction gang boss
Marion Picard
assistant set decorator
Lionel Pouchard
storyboard artist
Amin Rharda
props buyer
Benoît Sanson
assistant set decorator
Tanja Schaffenrath
assistant property master: Dubai
Philip Schneider
property master
Chris Snyder
construction coordinator: reshoots
Michele Tedlis
art department coordinator: additional photography
Christian Tobin
props
Jennifer Tufaro
art production assistant
E. Parker Webb
set dresser
Tiffany Zappulla
set decoration buyer
Abdenabi Izlaguen
props
Sound Department
Larry Blake
supervising sound editor, sound re-recording mixer
Derek Casari
foley engineer
Julie Feiner
sound editor
Dawn Fintor
foley artist
Carl Fischer
boom operator
Mick Gormaley
assistant sound editor
Ben Greaves
second boom operator
Petur Hliddal
sound mixer
Vanessa Lapato
dialogue editor, sound editor
Derek Marcil
sound re-recording mixer
Jeena M. Phelps
sound editor
Eric Raber
digital sound transfer engineer
Michael Rayle
cable puller
Jeff Sawyer
sound editor
Joe Schiff
assistant sound editor
Greg Steele
adr mixer
Alicia Stevenson
foley artist
Greg Zimmerman
adr recordist
Special Effects
Hank Atterbury
special effects coordinator: US
Everett Byrom III
special effects coordinator: Texas
William Catania
special effects
Chris Hampton
special effects technician
Trevor Neighbour
special effects foreman: overseas
Stefano Pepin
special effects tecnician
Thomas Turnbull
special effects foreman
Matt Veale
assistant special effects technician: overseas
Trevor Wood
special effects coordinator: overseas
Visual Effects
Oliver Arnold
lighting technical director
Timur 'Taron' Baysal
visual effects
Andrea D'Amico
visual effects executive producer: Eden FX
Eric Durst
visual effects supervisor
Andrew Edwards
Inferno artist
Derry Frost
director of production: Amalgamated Pixels
Spence Fuller
digital effects artist
John F. Gross
visual effects supervisor: Eden FX
Timothy Heys-Cerchio
motion control operator
Erik Liles
compositing supervisor
Michael Meagher
visual effects producer
Rob Meyers
visual effects
Scott Michelson
visual effects executive producer
Roger Mocenigo
digital compositor: Amalgamated Pixels
Michael Morreale
executive producer: Amalgamated Pixels Inc.
David R. Morton
digital artist
Jeremy Oddo
visual effects
Phillip Palousek
visual effects coordinator: Amalgamated Pixels Inc.
Chris Payne
compositor
Eddie Robison
digital effects artist
Gregory S. Scribner
digital artist
Martha Soehendra
digital compositor
Katie Spinelli
visual effects coordinator
Colin Strause
visual effects supervisor
Greg Strause
visual effects supervisor
Wilson Tang
digital restoration
Chris Wells
CG supervisor: Hydraulx
Yoshiya Yamada
modeling supervisor
Chris B. Schnitzer
visual effects production supervisor: Warner Bros.
Stunts
Bruce Cain
stunts
Steve Dent
stunt coordinator
Michael Luckeroth
precision driver
Ron Oakley
stunt coordinator, stunts: Dubai
Domonkos Pardanyi
stunts
Matthew Sampson
stunts
Andy Smart
stunts, stunt double
C.C. Smiff
stunts
Peter White
stunts
Len Woodcock
stunts
Rick Kain
precision driver
Camera and Electrical Department
Alfred Ainsworth
video assist operator
Colin Anderson
camera operator, Steadicam operator
Simon Baechler
second video assistant: Geneva
Chris Bangma
technician: Libra remote head
Michael Bauman
gaffer: USA
Jonathan Beck
additional focus puller
Mike Bonnaud
best boy electric
Joey Bruce
rigging electrician: Maryland
Jasmine Yuen Carrucan
second assistant camera
Clint Covey
best boy grip: Dubai
Lamont Crawford
key grip: New York
Adam Dale
aerial director of photography
Paul Daley
unit gaffer
Paul Daley
unit gaffer
Thomas M. Dangcil
electrician: USA
Will Dearborn
second assistant camera
Claudio Del Gobbo
dolly grip
Massimiliano Dessena
best boy grip
Stefano Di Pasquali
grip
François Duhamel
still photographer
Kate Filby
clapper loader, camera operator: "b" camera, second unit
Doriano Forti
grip
Claudio Frollano
electrician
Bryan Gilbert
grip
Will Humphris
second assistant camera
Barry Idoine
first assistant camera: "a" camera
Michael Kenner
key grip
Martin Kenzie
director of photography: second unit
David Kirman
video assist operator: Morocco
Tim Kossa
additional rigging electrician
Jeff Kunkel
dolly grip
Paul Lambiase
grip: Los Angeles
Thomas Loizeaux
camera operator
Oliver Loncraine
focus puller: second unit
Ray Meere
assistant camera
Tommaso Mele
key grip
Christopher Murphy
24 frame video operator
Spencer Murray
first assistant camera: second unit
Charlie Newberry
film loader: USA
Giorgio Pezzotti
grip
Michael Pinkey
camera operator: re-shoots
James Plannette
gaffer
David Presley
video assist operator
Mariana Sánchez de Antuñano
assistant camera
Adam Drew Schwartz
assistant camera
Angel M. Sepulveda
rigging electrician
Cristiano Sergioli
grip truck
Julian Sternthal
grip: Maryland
Rick Strodel
grip
Gregor Tavenner
second camera focus
Brett Tyler
rigging electrician
Mark Walpole
second assistant camera
Glen Wilson
still photographer
Mike Wilson
rigging electrician
Francesco Zaccaria
assistant chief lighting
Kelly Clear
chief lighting technician: pick-up shots
Tim Hennessy
additional camera loader
Heather Page
additional photographer: Texas
Casting Department
Todd Feldman
extras casting associate
Deanna Gallucio
extras casting assistant: New York
Luis Garcia
casting assistant
Barbara Harris
voice casting
Juliette Ménager
casting: France
Laura Neal
extras casting assistant
Sonia Rossier
extras casting assistant: Geneva
Mandy Sprinkel
extras casting
Amie Stephenson
casting assistant
John Strawbridge
casting associate
Kelly Hunt
extras casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Abdelkrim Akallach
crowd wardrobe supervisor
Johnetta Boone
costumer
John Casey
costume supervisor
Gabriel DellaVecchia
wardrobe production assistant
Michele Forsythe
set costumer
Otmane Khammari
costume assistant
Deborah Latham
costumer
Mara Majorowicz
set costumer: Baltimore/Washington D.C.
Marina Marit
key set costumer
Nina Padovano
costumer
Garet Reilly
costumer
Richard Schoen
key costumer
Dana Schondelmeyer
assistant costume designer
Senna Shanti
costumer
Barnaby Smith
set costumer
Editorial Department
Ron Barr
digital intermediate editor
Steve Calalang
dailies colorist
Michael T. Forrest
on-line editor
Mo Henry
negative cutter
Sorin Ariel Iarovici
assistant editor
Ryan Murphy
first assistant editor
Stephen Nakamura
digital film colorist
Jessica Kumai Scott
editorial production assistant
Keith Shaw
colorist: mastering
Yoram Tal
on-line editor
Bill Daly
post-production executive
Music Department
Jean-Pascal Beintus
orchestrator
Bryan Clements
scoring crew
Mark Eshelman
scoring crew
Jivan Gasparyan
musician: duduk player
Mark Graham
music librarian
Greg Loskorn
scoring technician
Adam Michalak
score recordist
Liza Richardson
music consultant
Peter Rotter
music contractor
Dennis S. Sands
music scoring mixer
Andrew Shulman
musician: cello soloist
Steven L. Smith
music preparation
Nick Vidar
music programmer, music editor
Transportation Department
Khalid Ameskane
transportation captain
Ali Bakkioui
transportation coordinator
Roy Clarke
transportation captain
Redouane Fihi
transportation
Louise Hills
assistant transportation coordinator: Dubai
Graham Kelly
action vehicle supervisor: boats, aircraft and cars
Michael Luckeroth
transportation coordinator
Boris Olomi
picture vehicle technician
Chris J. Smith
picture vehicle technician
Other Crew
Youssef Abagourram
assistant location manager
Adil Abdelwahab
assistant location manager
Kirby Adams
location accountant
Samia Adnan
dialogue coach
Kate Amer
production coordinator
John Arbuckle
assistant marine coordinator
Luke Avery
production assistant
Clint Bailey
boat supervisor: Morocco
Daren Bailey
marine supervisor: Morocco
Joel Bailey
boat supervisor: Morocco
Luke Barnett
stand-in
Jody Beaudin
location accountant: Geneva
Mohamed Benhmamane
location scout
Ralph Bertelle
production coordinator: additional photography
Charles Bodycomb
armorer: Morroco and Dubai
Karl Brown
artist personal protection
Brinton Bryan
key set production assistant: additional photography
Shannon Burke
consultant
Kami Calevro
second assistant accountant
Tom J. Carlisle
production assistant: New York
Doug Carter
production assistant
Ayesha Chagla
production assistant: Dubai
Leah Chalk
health and safety
S. Todd Christensen
location manager
Tora Chung
assistant production coordinator: re-shoots
Alissa Collins
assistant location manager
Amanda Confavreux
production manager: Dubai unit
Brian Cooper
assistant production office coordinator
Ian Creed
marine coordinator: overseas
Clare Cunningham
assistant accountant
Mary Cybulski
script supervisor
Tom Dames
assistant accountant
Louise DeCordoba
financial controller
Anthony DeFrancesco
production assistant: art department
Melissa Demino
production assistant
Michael Dennehy
accounting clerk
Stephanie Dölker
production coordinator: Geneva
Guy Drayton
safety diver: Morocco
Cristiano D'Urso
accounting assistant
Jake Edmonds
health and safety coordinator
Mehdi El Atlassi
production assistant
Hicham El Ghorfi
production assistant
Caprice Ericson
assistant location manager
Evelyn S. Farkas
set medic
Jordan Brendan Finnegan
set production assistant: Los Angeles
McCord Fitzsimmons
production assistant
Tom Forbes
production secretary
Robbie Friedmann
location manager: Texas
Steven Fulton
production assistant: additional photography
Joel Goldes
dialect coach
Simone Goodridge
key production coordinator
Cleve Gray
stand-in
Vanessa Grayson
utility stand-in
Raf Green
assistant to director
John David Gunkle
location assistant: Morocco
Lisa Hagenmeyer
assistant location manager
Peter Harcourt
safety diver: Morocco
John Henry
production assistant: New York
Dan Hillsdon
assistant accountant
Sarah Hood
production assistant: preparation, UK
Richard Hooper
supervising armorer
Mark Jacyszyn
production supervisor: Captive Audience Prod.
Charles 'Man' Johnson
film runner
Richard Keeshan
office production assistant: additional photography, New York
Aymen Khalifa
cultural consultant
Abazar Khayami
assistant to director
Donald Kilgore
production assistant
Laura King
set medic
Mike King
location manager: New York
Elizabeth Kirkscey
script supervisor: second unit
Khadja Koulla
production coordinator
Dan Krovich
production assistant
Ashifa Lalani
location accountant
Emily Lascelles
production coordinator: Morocco and Dubai
John Latenser V
location manager
Matthew Lee
production secretary
James Linville
first assistant accountant
Myriam Loukili
accountant
Elizabeth MacSwan
set production assistant
Daniel F. Malone
marine coordinator: USA
Joseph Martin
location scout
Peter Martorano
location manager: re-shoots
Darren Maynard
production assistant
Peter McClue
safety diver: Morocco
Maureen McEvoy
set production assistant
Gavin McKenzie
computer and video playback technician: Useful Companies
Gil McKinney
set production assistant
Christian McWilliams
location scout
Chris Menke
production secretary
Steve Mortimore
location scout: Spain
Lee Murphy
boat supervisor: Morocco
Nigel Nally
production secretary: Morocco
Jessica Needleman
assistant location manager
Ruth Nicol
unit nurse
Matthew Dillon Noonan
location production assistant
Matthew H. O'Connor
assistant marine coordinator: Baltimore and Washington D.C.
Brian M. O'Neill
location manager: re-shoots
Rhys Owen
digital playback technician
Lance Palmer
boat supervisor: Morocco
Patrick Tendai Pfupajena
additional production assistant: Washington D.C.
Edward Poveda
payroll accountant
Jonathan Reich
location scout: Washington, DC
Mona Saker
foreign language coordinator
Michael Sharp
key location manager
Dave Shaw
dive safety supervisor: Morocco
Mike Sime
playback video operator
Keleigh Slaight
assistant to director
Joanna Slennett
assistant coordinator
Ed Symon
production runner
Heather Thomas-Hughes
unit nurse
Kevin Trehy
production executive
Catherine Tyler
set runner
Sara-Jane Valentine
computer and video coordinator: Useful Companies
Karen Wacker
assistant production office coordinator: Texas
Derek Wade
production assistant
Steven Wargo
key craft services: New York
Troy Waters
marine coordinator
John Burton West
production coordinator: Los Angeles
Marc Wolff
aerial coordinator, specialist pilot
Rehya Young
assistant location manager
Terrence B. Zinn
key set production assistant: additional photography
Denise A. Beale
production assistant
John Doty
stand-in
Production Company
Warner Bros. Pictures
Participant Productions
Section Eight
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4M
MID Foundation
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Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Fox-Warner
Karo Premiere
Sandrew Metronome Distribution Finland
Village Films
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Sogefilms S.A.
Argentina Video Home
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Audio Visual Enterprises
Warner Home Video
Warner Home Video
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Warner Home Video
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Warner Home Video
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Special Effects
Amalgamated Pixels
Eden FX
Hydraulx
Miscellaneous
BridgeStreet Worldwide
production housing
ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
camera dollies
Kodak
motion picture film supplied by
Tomkats Catering
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