Live from Baghdad

Live from Baghdad

2002
1h 48min

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.

Live from Baghdad

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.
    Released
    December 2002
    Runtime
    1h 48min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    HBO Films, Industry Entertainment
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
Bob Furnad
Inny Clemons
Inny Clemons
CNN Deskman
Chet Grissom
Chet Grissom
Will King
Val Lauren
Val Lauren
CNN Technician
Kymberly Newberry
Secretary
Kurt Hargan
CNN Control Room Manager
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
Iraqi Guard #1
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
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