Live from Baghdad

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.

Genre : DramaWarTV Movie

Runtime : 108 mins

Release Date : 2002-12-07

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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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