Live from Baghdad 21 years old
Breaking News - Making History
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.
Credits
Live from Baghdad Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John Carroll Lynch He was 39, now 60 years old | as Josh Holliman |
| Brian George He was 50, now 71 years old | as Al Rasheed Manager |
| Michael Keaton He was 51, now 72 years old | as Robert Wiener |
| Helena Bonham Carter She was 36, now 57 years old | as Ingrid Formanek |
| Bruce McGill He was 52, now 73 years old | as Peter Arnett |
| Michael Cudlitz He was 37, now 59 years old | as Tom Murphy |
| David Suchet He was 56, now 77 years old | as Naji Al-Hadithi |
| Paul Guilfoyle He was 53, now 74 years old | as Ed Turner |
| Joshua Leonard He was 27, now 48 years old | as Mark Biello |
| Peter Jason He was 58, now 79 years old | as Stu |
| Lili Taylor She was 35, now 57 years old | as Judy Parker |
| Matt Keeslar He was 30, now 51 years old | as Nic Robertson |
| Michael Murphy He was 64, 80 years old when he died | as Tom Johnson |
| Clark Gregg He was 40, now 62 years old | as Eason Jordan |
| Hamish Linklater He was 26, now 47 years old | as Richard Roth |
| David Shatraw He was 40, now 61 years old | as Joe Wilson |
| Kurt Fuller He was 49, now 70 years old | as Inky |
| David Kaye He was 38, now 59 years old | as Ben Dupont |
| Robert Wisdom He was 49, now 70 years old | as Bernard Shaw |
| Jerry Haleva He was 56, now 77 years old | as Saddam Hussein |
| Pamela Sinha | as Fatima |
| Jimmy Palumbo He was 37, now 58 years old | as News Producer |
Live from Baghdad Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| John Papsidera as Casting. | Production |
| Louise Frogley as Costume Design. | Costume & Make-Up |
| Joe Hutshing as Editor. He was 2 (now 24) years old | Editing |
| Richard Hoover as Production Design. | Art |
| George W. Perkins as Producer. | Production |
| Geyer Kosinski as Executive Producer. He was 49 (now 71) years old | Production |
| Ivan Strasburg as Director of Photography. | Camera |
| Steve Jablonsky as Original Music Composer. He was 32 (now 53) years old | Sound |
| Juanita F. Diana as Associate Producer. | Production |
| Richard Chapman as Co-Producer. | Production |
| Brian Kasch as Set Decoration. | Art |
| Ahmed Abounouom as Art Direction. | Art |
| Matthew C. Jacobs as Art Direction. | Art |
| Sara Colleton as Executive Producer. | Production |
| Rosalie Swedlin as Executive Producer. | Production |
| Mick Jackson (director) as Director. He was 59 (now 80) years old | Directing |
Live from Baghdad (21 years)
Breaking News - Making History
- Release day: Saturday, December 07, 2002
- Runtime: 108 minutes