Syriana

6.4
  • Genre: DramaThriller
  • Run time: 128 min
  • Premiere: 2005. November 23.

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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George Clooney

Bob Barnes

Matt Damon

Bryan Woodman

Jeffrey Wright

Bennett Holiday

Chris Cooper

Jimmy Pope

Amanda Peet

Julie Woodman

Christopher Plummer

Dean Whiting

Alexander Siddig

Prince Nasir Al-Subaai

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

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

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

Susan Allenback

Paralegal #1

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)

Art

Dan Weil

Production Design

Jana Chovancova

Art Department Coordinator

Olivia Bloch-Lainé

Set Decoration

Jan Pascale

Set Decoration

Alan Hook

Art Direction

William Hendrick

Set Dressing Buyer

Andrew Menzies

Art Direction

Camera

Robert Elswit

Director of Photography

Jasmine Yuen Carrucan

Second Assistant "A" Camera

Will Dearborn

Second Assistant "A" Camera

Gregor Tavenner

First Assistant "B" Camera

Barry Idoine

First Assistant "A" Camera

Colin Anderson

Camera Operator

Ken Regan

Still Photographer

Glen Wilson

Still Photographer

Sidney Ray Baldwin

Still Photographer

François Duhamel

Still Photographer

Colin Anderson

Steadicam Operator

Julian Brain

Helicopter Camera

Massimiliano Dessena

Best Boy Grip

Costume & Make-Up

Barry R. Koper

Makeup Artist

Marilyn MacDonald

Makeup Artist

John Casey

Costume Supervisor

Christine Beveridge

Makeup Department Head

Louise Frogley

Costume Design

Kay Georgiou

Hairstylist

Waldo Sanchez

Hairstylist

Crew

Steve Dent

Stunt Coordinator

Angel McConnell

Assistant Vehicles Coordinator

Andy Smart

Stunt Double

Wilson Tang

Visual Effects Art Director

Directing

Stephen Gaghan

Director

Mary Cybulski

Script Supervisor

Rami Yasin

First Assistant Director

Editing

Tim Squyres

Editor

Lighting

Angel M. Sepulveda

Rigging Grip

Production

Lora Kennedy

Casting

Michael Nozik

Producer

Jennifer Fox

Producer

Avy Kaufman

Casting

Patrick Tendai Pfupajena

Production Assistant

Shannon Lail

Associate Producer

Elizabeth Kirk

Associate Producer

Sarah Bradshaw

Associate Producer

Steven Soderbergh

Executive Producer

George Clooney

Executive Producer

Ben Cosgrove

Executive Producer

Jeff Skoll

Executive Producer

Sound

Alexandre Desplat

Original Music Composer

Larry Blake

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Julie Feiner

Sound Editor

Petur Hliddal

Sound mixer

Larry Blake

Supervising Sound Editor

Vanessa Lapato

Sound Editor

Jeena M. Phelps

Sound Editor

Jeff Sawyer

Sound Editor

Nick Vidar

Music Editor

Writing

Stephen Gaghan

Screenplay

Art

Dan Weil

Production Design

Jana Chovancova

Art Department Coordinator

Olivia Bloch-Lainé

Set Decoration

Jan Pascale

Set Decoration

Alan Hook

Art Direction

William Hendrick

Set Dressing Buyer

Andrew Menzies

Art Direction

Camera

Robert Elswit

Director of Photography

Jasmine Yuen Carrucan

Second Assistant "A" Camera

Will Dearborn

Second Assistant "A" Camera

Gregor Tavenner

First Assistant "B" Camera

Barry Idoine

First Assistant "A" Camera

Colin Anderson

Camera Operator

Ken Regan

Still Photographer

Glen Wilson

Still Photographer

Sidney Ray Baldwin

Still Photographer

François Duhamel

Still Photographer

Colin Anderson

Steadicam Operator

Julian Brain

Helicopter Camera

Massimiliano Dessena

Best Boy Grip

Costume & Make-Up

Barry R. Koper

Makeup Artist

Marilyn MacDonald

Makeup Artist

John Casey

Costume Supervisor

Christine Beveridge

Makeup Department Head

Louise Frogley

Costume Design

Kay Georgiou

Hairstylist

Waldo Sanchez

Hairstylist

Crew

Steve Dent

Stunt Coordinator

Angel McConnell

Assistant Vehicles Coordinator

Andy Smart

Stunt Double

Wilson Tang

Visual Effects Art Director

Directing

Stephen Gaghan

Director

Mary Cybulski

Script Supervisor

Rami Yasin

First Assistant Director

Editing

Tim Squyres

Editor

Lighting

Angel M. Sepulveda

Rigging Grip

Production

Lora Kennedy

Casting

Michael Nozik

Producer

Jennifer Fox

Producer

Avy Kaufman

Casting

Patrick Tendai Pfupajena

Production Assistant

Shannon Lail

Associate Producer

Elizabeth Kirk

Associate Producer

Sarah Bradshaw

Associate Producer

Steven Soderbergh

Executive Producer

George Clooney

Executive Producer

Ben Cosgrove

Executive Producer

Jeff Skoll

Executive Producer

Sound

Alexandre Desplat

Original Music Composer

Larry Blake

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Julie Feiner

Sound Editor

Petur Hliddal

Sound mixer

Larry Blake

Supervising Sound Editor

Vanessa Lapato

Sound Editor

Jeena M. Phelps

Sound Editor

Jeff Sawyer

Sound Editor

Nick Vidar

Music Editor

Writing

Stephen Gaghan

Screenplay