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Live from Baghdad

Live from Baghdad

Breaking News - Making History
Dec 07, 2002 1h 48m
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Synopsis

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.

Title Live from Baghdad
Companies HBO Films, Industry Entertainment
Countries United States of America
Keywords hotel, gulf war, based on novel or book, war correspondent, journalism, iraq, bagdad
Michael Keaton

Michael Keaton

Robert Wiener
Lili Taylor

Lili Taylor

Judy Parker
David Suchet

David Suchet

Naji Al-Hadithi
Bruce McGill

Bruce McGill

Peter Arnett
Robert Wisdom

Robert Wisdom

Bernard Shaw
Clark Gregg

Clark Gregg

Eason Jordan
Matt Keeslar

Matt Keeslar

Nic Robertson
David Kaye

David Kaye

Ben Dupont
Jimmy Palumbo

Jimmy Palumbo

News Producer
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
Val Lauren

Val Lauren

CNN Technician
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
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
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