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.
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)
Crew
Angel McConnell
Assistant Vehicles Coordinator
Stephen Gaghan
Director, Screenplay
Robert Baer
Book
Tim Squyres
Editor
Robert Elswit
Director of Photography
Rami Yasin
First Assistant Director
George Clooney
Executive Producer
Jeff Skoll
Executive Producer
Steven Soderbergh
Executive Producer
Ben Cosgrove
Executive Producer
Michael Nozik
Producer
Jennifer Fox
Producer
Georgia Kacandes
Producer
Sarah Bradshaw
Associate Producer
Shannon Lail
Associate Producer
Elizabeth Kirk
Associate Producer
Patrick Tendai Pfupajena
Production Assistant
Dan Weil
Production Design
Colin Anderson
Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
Barry Idoine
First Assistant "A" Camera
Will Dearborn
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Jasmine Yuen Carrucan
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Gregor Tavenner
First Assistant "B" Camera
Julian Brain
Helicopter Camera
Estelle Crottaz
Casting
Avy Kaufman
Casting
Lora Kennedy
Casting
Lucinda Syson
Casting
John Casey
Costume Supervisor
Louise Frogley
Costume Design
Waldo Sanchez
Hairstylist
Kay Georgiou
Hairstylist
Christine Beveridge
Makeup Department Head
Barry R. Koper
Makeup Artist
Marilyn MacDonald
Makeup Artist
Jana Chovancova
Art Department Coordinator
Daran Fulham
Supervising Art Director
Larry Blake
Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Vanessa Lapato
Sound Editor
Julie Feiner
Sound Editor
Jeff Sawyer
Sound Editor
Jeena M. Phelps
Sound Editor
Petur Hliddal
Sound mixer
Eric Durst
Visual Effects Supervisor
Wilson Tang
Visual Effects Art Director
David R. Morton
VFX Artist
Alexandre Desplat
Original Music Composer
Djivan Gasparyan
Music
Nick Vidar
Music Editor
Angel M. Sepulveda
Rigging Grip
Olivia Bloch-Lainé
Set Decoration
Jan Pascale
Set Decoration
William Hendrick
Set Dressing Buyer
Ken Regan
Still Photographer
François Duhamel
Still Photographer
Glen Wilson
Still Photographer
Sidney Ray Baldwin
Still Photographer
Mary Cybulski
Script Supervisor
Leonard Woodcock
Stunts
Steve Dent
Stunt Coordinator
Andy Smart
Stunt Double
Massimiliano Dessena
Best Boy Grip
Alan Hook
Art Direction
Andrew Menzies
Art Direction
