The Operative
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Syriana
“Everything is connected.”
6.4(1,577)20052h 8mReleasedMovie
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.
Top Billed 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
Production Details
Release Date
2005-11-23
Runtime
128 min
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$50M
Revenue
$94M
Director
Stephen Gaghan
Writers
Stephen Gaghan
Production Companies
4M
FilmWorksMID Foundation
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