Film record

Syriana

2005Feature film128 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States
Languages
English
Genres
drama film · political thriller film

Credits

Cinematography

Robert Elswit — Cinematography

Direction

Stephen Gaghan — Directing

Editing

Tim Squyres — Editing

Music

Alexandre Desplat — Music composition

Cast

George Clooney — Acting
Matt Damon — Acting
Jeffrey Wright — Acting
Amr Waked — Acting
Chris Cooper — Acting
Amanda Peet — Acting
William Hurt — Acting
Tim Blake Nelson — Acting
Alexander Siddig — Acting
Mazhar Munir — Acting
Kayvan Novak — Acting
Jocelyn Quivrin — Acting
Max Minghella — Acting
Tom McCarthy — Acting
David Clennon — Acting
Mark Strong — Acting
Jamey Sheridan — Acting
Jayne Atkinson — Acting
Jeff Baker — Acting
Mohamed Majd — Acting
Peter Gerety — Acting
Saïd Amadis — Acting
Viola Davis — Acting
Will McCormack — Acting
Robert Foxworth — Acting
Nadim Sawalha — Acting
Bahar Soomekh — Acting
Driss Roukhe — Acting
Nicky Henson — Acting
Richard Lintern — Acting

Production

Michael Nozik — Production
Steven Soderbergh — Executive production
Steven Soderbergh — Production
George Clooney — Production
Jeff Skoll — Production
Ivan Reitman — Production

Writing

Stephen Gaghan — Screenwriting
Robert Baer — Screenwriting
Documented participation

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Distribution

Netflix

International
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Distribution

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Releases by territory

United States · Original release
23 Nov 2005Checked 17 Sep 2026
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