Live from Baghdad (2002)
Live from Baghdad (2002)
Breaking News - Making History
A group of CNN reporters wrestle with journalistic ethics and the life-and-death perils of reporting during the Gulf War.A Directors Guild Award-winning movie for director Mick Jackson, starring Michael Keaton and Helena Bonham Carter. In 1990, CNN was a 24-hour news network in search of a 24-hour story. They were about to find it in Baghdad. Veteran CNN producer Robert Wiener and his longtime producing partner Ingrid Formanek find themselves in Iraq on the eve of war. Up against the big three networks, Weiner and his team are rebels with a cause, willing to take risks to get the biggest stories and - unlike their rivals - take them live at a moment's notice. As Baghdad becomes an inevitable US target, one by one the networks pull out of the city until only the crew from CNN remains. With a full-scale war soon to be launched all around them, and CNN ready to broadcast whatever happens 24 hours a day, Wiener and Formanek are about to risk their lives for the story of a lifetime.

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Cast

Michael Keaton Michael Keaton As: Robert Wiener
Helena Bonham Carter Helena Bonham Carter As: Ingrid Formanek
Joshua Leonard Joshua Leonard As: Mark Biello
Lili Taylor Lili Taylor As: Judy Parker
David Suchet David Suchet As: Naji Al-Hadithi
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Storyline

A group of CNN reporters wrestle with journalistic ethics and the life-and-death perils of reporting during the Gulf War.A Directors Guild Award-winning movie for director Mick Jackson, starring Michael Keaton and Helena Bonham Carter. In 1990, CNN was a 24-hour news network in search of a 24-hour story. They were about to find it in Baghdad. Veteran CNN producer Robert Wiener and his longtime producing partner Ingrid Formanek find themselves in Iraq on the eve of war. Up against the big three networks, Weiner and his team are rebels with a cause, willing to take risks to get the biggest stories and - unlike their rivals - take them live at a moment's notice. As Baghdad becomes an inevitable US target, one by one the networks pull out of the city until only the crew from CNN remains. With a full-scale war soon to be launched all around them, and CNN ready to broadcast whatever happens 24 hours a day, Wiener and Formanek are about to risk their lives for the story of a lifetime.


Tagline: Breaking News - Making History
Certification: 15

Details

Genres: Drama, War, TV Movie

Language: English, العربية, Italiano

Release Date: 07 December 2002

Country: US

Runtime: 108m

Company Credits

Company: HBO Films, Industry Entertainment

External Links

Cast

Michael Keaton

Michael Keaton

Robert Wiener

Helena Bonham Carter

Helena Bonham Carter

Ingrid Formanek

Joshua Leonard

Joshua Leonard

Mark Biello

Lili Taylor

Lili Taylor

Judy Parker

David Suchet

David Suchet

Naji Al-Hadithi

Bruce McGill

Bruce McGill

Peter Arnett

Michael Murphy

Michael Murphy

Tom Johnson

Robert Wisdom

Robert Wisdom

Bernard Shaw

Paul Guilfoyle

Paul Guilfoyle

Ed Turner

Clark Gregg

Clark Gregg

Eason Jordan

Hamish Linklater

Hamish Linklater

Richard Roth

John Carroll Lynch

John Carroll Lynch

Josh Holliman

Michael Cudlitz

Michael Cudlitz

Tom Murphy

Pamela Sinha

Pamela Sinha

Fatima

Matt Keeslar

Matt Keeslar

Nic Robertson

Kurt Fuller

Kurt Fuller

Inky

David Kaye

David Kaye

Ben Dupont

Jimmy Palumbo

Jimmy Palumbo

News Producer

David Shatraw

David Shatraw

Joe Wilson

Peter Jason

Peter Jason

Stu

Brian George

Brian George

Al Rasheed Manager

Jerry Haleva

Jerry Haleva

Saddam Hussein

Mark Arnott

Mark Arnott

Bob Furnad

Inny Clemons

Inny Clemons

CNN Deskman

Chet Grissom

Chet Grissom

Will King

Val Lauren

Val Lauren

CNN Technician

Kymberly Newberry

Kymberly Newberry

Secretary

Kurt Hargan

Kurt Hargan

CNN Control Room Manager

Paul Tranghese

Paul Tranghese

CNN Stage Manager

Tom Amandes

Tom Amandes

Joe Erlichman

Thomas Crawford

Thomas Crawford

Nigel Babcock

James Waterston

James Waterston

Eric

Bill Moseley

Bill Moseley

Rex

Roy Werner

Roy Werner

Bob

John Ciccolini

John Ciccolini

1st Journalist

Andrew Borba

Andrew Borba

2nd Journalist

Jack Armstrong

Jack Armstrong

3rd Journalist

Will Radford

Will Radford

British Journalist #1

Kevin Brief

Kevin Brief

Singing Brit #2

Steven Houska

Steven Houska

British Journalist #3

Murphy Dunne

Murphy Dunne

Bob Vinton

Lee Dawson

Lee Dawson

Raymond Page

Michael James Kacey

Michael James Kacey

American Hostage #1

Craig Anton

Craig Anton

American Hostage #2

Jason Antoon

Jason Antoon

Mr. Mazin

Carole Davis

Carole Davis

Mrs. Awatiff

Shaun Toub

Shaun Toub

Sadoun Al-Jenabi

Mahryah Shain

Mahryah Shain

Al Rasheed Waiter

Joel Swetow

Joel Swetow

Taxi Driver

Alan Desatti

Alan Desatti

Iraqi Guard #1

Ofer Samra

Ofer Samra

Iraqi Bomb Shelter Guard

Jay Harik

Jay Harik

Sadam's Translator

David Franco

David Franco

Saddam's Security Man

Castulo Guerra

Castulo Guerra

Kuwaiti Doctor

Directed By

Mick Jackson

Mick Jackson

Director

Karen Golden

Karen Golden

Script Supervisor

Writing Credits

Production Crew

John Papsidera

John Papsidera

Casting

Geyer Kosinski

Geyer Kosinski

Executive Producer

Richard Chapman

Richard Chapman

Co-Producer

Robert Wiener

Robert Wiener

Co-Producer

George W. Perkins

George W. Perkins

Producer

Rosalie Swedlin

Rosalie Swedlin

Executive Producer

Juanita Diane Feeney

Juanita Diane Feeney

Associate Producer

Sara Colleton

Sara Colleton

Executive Producer

Thomas D. Herman

Thomas D. Herman

Co-Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Louise Frogley

Louise Frogley

Costume Design

Mary L. Mastro

Mary L. Mastro

Hairstylist

Robert Ryan

Robert Ryan

Makeup Artist

Latifa Souihi Maadani

Latifa Souihi Maadani

Makeup Artist

Amina Ben Cherki

Amina Ben Cherki

Hairstylist

Mustaque M. Ashrafi

Mustaque M. Ashrafi

Makeup Artist

Sound

Steve Jablonsky

Steve Jablonsky

Original Music Composer

Rick Ash

Rick Ash

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Ivan Strasburg

Ivan Strasburg

Director of Photography

Merie Weismiller Wallace

Merie Weismiller Wallace

Still Photographer

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Richard Hoover

Richard Hoover

Production Design

Matthew C. Jacobs

Matthew C. Jacobs

Art Direction

Brian Kasch

Brian Kasch

Set Decoration

Ahmed Abounouom

Ahmed Abounouom

Art Direction

Other Crew

Michael Cassidy

Michael Cassidy

Stunt Coordinator

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