Directed by:
Mick JacksonCinematography:
Ivan StrasburgComposer:
Steve JablonskyCast:
Michael Keaton, Helena Bonham Carter, Lili Taylor, Joshua Leonard, Bruce McGill, Matt Keeslar, David Suchet, Michael Cudlitz, Michael Murphy, Paul Guilfoyle (more)Plots(1)
Gripping true inside story of CNN's coverage of the 1990 Gulf War, focusing on the efforts of producers Robert Wiener (Michael Keaton) and Ingrid Formaneck (Helena Bonham-Carter) to scoop the big three networks on news about the conflict. In an attempt to break the big stories, Wiener forms a relationship with Naji Al-Hadithi (David Suchet), the Iraqi Minister of Information. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Shaun Toub](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278537_f6dd3d.jpg)
Shaun Toub
Iran
Best movies:
Crash (2004)
Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
Iron Man (2008)
![Jason Antoon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/110/166110078_95b441.jpg)
Jason Antoon
USA
Best movies:
Minority Report (2002)
The Lost Room (2006) (series)
Live from Baghdad (2002) (TV movie)
Castulo Guerra
Argentina
Best movies:
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995) (TV movie)
Inny Clemons
Best movies:
Live from Baghdad (2002) (TV movie)
Next Day Air (2009)
![Peter Jason](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/464/163464111_97d615.jpg)
Peter Jason
USA
Best movies:
Seabiscuit (2003)
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Milk (2008)
![Brian George](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/291/162291425_765ead.png)
Brian George
Israel
Best movies:
The X Files: Biogenesis (1999) (video compilation)
Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)
Ghost World (2001)
![Val Lauren](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/208/160208759_e71b80.jpg)
Val Lauren
Best movies:
Live from Baghdad (2002) (TV movie)
The Salton Sea (2002)
Sal (2011)
Jerry Haleva
USA
Best movies:
Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
Hot Shots! (1991)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
![David Shatraw](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/111/160111517_72bdef.jpg)
David Shatraw
USA
Best movies:
Live from Baghdad (2002) (TV movie)
Pope Dreams (2006)
In Her Shoes (2005)
Murphy Dunne
USA
Best movies:
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Live from Baghdad (2002) (TV movie)
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
![Carole Davis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/414/160414497_bdc136.jpg)
Carole Davis
UK
Best movies:
Live from Baghdad (2002) (TV movie)
The Shrimp on the Barbie (1990)
The Princess Academy (1987)
![Joel Swetow](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/462/160462836_851de5.jpg)
Joel Swetow
USA
Best movies:
Live from Baghdad (2002) (TV movie)
Rent (2005)
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Craig Anton
USA
Best movies:
Live from Baghdad (2002) (TV movie)
Ally McBeal (1997) (series)
The Bob's Burgers Movie (2022)
James Waterston
USA
Best movies:
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Live from Baghdad (2002) (TV movie)
Inventing Anna (2022) (series)
Jack Armstrong
USA
Best movies:
Live from Baghdad (2002) (TV movie)
The Boys in the Band (2020)
The Guyver (1991)
Daniel Beer
Best movies:
Point Break (1991)
Live from Baghdad (2002) (TV movie)
Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989)
Kymberly Newberry
Best movies:
Traffic (2000)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Live from Baghdad (2002) (TV movie)
Jimmy Palumbo
USA
Best movies:
The Night Of (2016) (series)
The Get Down (2016) (series)
Live from Baghdad (2002) (TV movie)
Chet Grissom
USA
Best movies:
King Richard (2021)
Live from Baghdad (2002) (TV movie)
Ally McBeal (1997) (series)
Ted Koppel (a.f.)
UK
Best movies:
Live from Baghdad (2002) (TV movie) - a.f.
Crime and Punishment (1998) (TV movie)
Shock and Awe (2017) - a.f.