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.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor (2006) and the National Board of Review for Top Ten Films
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Nominations
Nominated for the Oscar for Best Writing, Original Screenplay (2006)
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Box office
Grossed $94M worldwide, about 1.9 times its $50M budget
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Based on
Based on See No Evil
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Filming locations
Filmed in Morocco, Annapolis, Baltimore and 5 other locations
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Setting
Set in Iran
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Music
Music by Alexandre Desplat
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Robert Elswit
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Robert BaerBook
- Stephen GaghanWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 23, 2005
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $50M
- Revenue
- $94M
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
George ClooneyBob Barnes
Matt DamonBryan Woodman
Jeffrey WrightBennett Holiday
Chris CooperJimmy Pope
Amanda PeetJulie Woodman
William HurtStan
Christopher PlummerDean Whiting
Alexander SiddigPrince Nasir Al-Subaai
Kayvan NovakArash
Amr WakedMohammed Sheik Agiza
Robert FoxworthTommy Barton
Nicky HensonSydney Hewitt
Nicholas ArtRiley Woodman
Steven HinkleMax Woodman
Daisy TorméRebecca
Peter GeretyLeland "Lee" Janus
Richard LinternBryan's Boss- Mazhar MunirWasim Khan
Jocelyn QuivrinVincent
Shahid AhmedSaleem Ahmed Khan
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