About Live from Baghdad
- Released on December 07, 2002
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.
Full Cast of Live from Baghdad
Michael Keaton plays Robert Wiener
Helena Bonham Carter plays Ingrid Formanek
Joshua Leonard plays Mark Biello
Lili Taylor plays Judy Parker
David Suchet plays Naji Al-Hadithi
Bruce McGill plays Peter Arnett
Michael Murphy plays Tom Johnson
Robert Wisdom plays Bernard Shaw
Paul Guilfoyle plays Ed Turner
Clark Gregg plays Eason Jordan
Hamish Linklater plays Richard Roth
John Carroll Lynch plays Josh Holliman
Michael Cudlitz plays Tom Murphy
Pamela Sinha plays Fatima
Matt Keeslar plays Nic Robertson
Kurt Fuller plays Inky
David Kaye plays Ben Dupont
Jimmy Palumbo plays News Producer
David Shatraw plays Joe Wilson
Peter Jason plays Stu
Brian George plays Al Rasheed Manager
Jerry Haleva plays Saddam Hussein
Mark Arnott plays Bob Furnad
Inny Clemons plays CNN Deskman
Chet Grissom plays Will King
Val Lauren plays CNN Technician
Kymberly Newberry plays Secretary
Kurt Hargan plays CNN Control Room Manager
Paul Tranghese plays CNN Stage Manager
Tom Amandes plays Joe Erlichman
Thomas Crawford plays Nigel Babcock
James Waterston plays Eric
Bill Moseley plays Rex
Roy Werner plays Bob
John Ciccolini plays 1st Journalist
Andrew Borba plays 2nd Journalist
Jack Armstrong plays 3rd Journalist
Will Radford plays British Journalist #1
Kevin Brief plays Singing Brit #2
Steven Houska plays British Journalist #3
Murphy Dunne plays Bob Vinton
Lee Dawson plays Raymond Page
Michael James Kacey plays American Hostage #1
Craig Anton plays American Hostage #2
Jason Antoon plays Mr. Mazin
Carole Davis plays Mrs. Awatiff
Shaun Toub plays Sadoun Al-Jenabi
Mahryah Shain plays Al Rasheed Waiter
Joel Swetow plays Taxi Driver
Alan Desatti plays Iraqi Guard #1
Ofer Samra plays Iraqi Bomb Shelter Guard
Jay Harik plays Sadam's Translator
David Franco plays Saddam's Security Man
Castulo Guerra plays Kuwaiti Doctor
Crew of Live from Baghdad
Camera
Costume & Make-Up
Production
Art
Directing
Editing
Sound
- Michael Keaton
- Helena Bonham Carter
- Joshua Leonard
- Lili Taylor
- David Suchet
- Bruce McGill
- Michael Murphy
- Robert Wisdom
- Paul Guilfoyle
- Clark Gregg
- Hamish Linklater
- John Carroll Lynch
- Michael Cudlitz
- Pamela Sinha
- Matt Keeslar
- Kurt Fuller
- David Kaye
- Jimmy Palumbo
- David Shatraw
- Peter Jason
- Brian George
- Jerry Haleva
- Mark Arnott
- Inny Clemons
- Chet Grissom
- Val Lauren
- Kymberly Newberry
- Kurt Hargan
- Paul Tranghese
- Tom Amandes
- Thomas Crawford
- James Waterston
- Bill Moseley
- Roy Werner
- John Ciccolini
- Andrew Borba
- Jack Armstrong
- Will Radford
- Kevin Brief
- Steven Houska
- Murphy Dunne
- Lee Dawson
- Michael James Kacey
- Craig Anton
- Jason Antoon
- Carole Davis
- Shaun Toub
- Mahryah Shain
- Joel Swetow
- Alan Desatti
- Ofer Samra
- Jay Harik
- David Franco
- Castulo Guerra