Capitalism cannot exist without waste.

Description: A politically charged epic about the state of the oil industry in the hands of those personally involved in and affected by it.

Cast:
Arash: Kayvan Novak
Bob Barnes: George Clooney
Mohammed Sheik Agiza: Amr Waked
Dean Whiting: Christopher Plummer
Bennett Holiday: Jeffrey Wright
Jimmy Pope: Chris Cooper
Tommy Barton: Robert Foxworth
Sydney Hewitt: Nicky Henson
Riley Woodman: Nicholas Art
Bryan Woodman: Matt Damon
Julie Woodman: Amanda Peet
Max Woodman: Steven Hinkle
Rebecca: Daisy Tormé
Leland Janus: Peter Gerety
Bryan's Boss: Richard Lintern
Vincent: Jocelyn Quivrin
Wasim Khan: Mazhar Munir
Saleem Ahmed Khan: Shahid Ahmed
Pakistani Translator: Bikram Singh Bhamra
Chinese Engineer: Roger Yuan
Division Chief: Jayne Atkinson
Fred Franks: Tom McCarthy
Terry: Jamey Sheridan
Distinguished Gentleman #1: Randall Boffman
Distinguished Gentleman #2: Tony French
Robby Barnes: Max Minghella
Nervous Daughter: Katie Foster
Emir Hamed Al-Subaai: Nadim Sawalha
Prince Nasir Al-Subaai: Alexander Siddig
Chinese Oil Executive: Ozzie Yue
Prince Meshal Al-Subaai: Akbar Kurtha
Farooq: Sonnell Dadral
Self: Jon Lee Anderson
Arab Businessman: Othman Bin Hendi
Nasir's Aide (as Bashar H. Atiyat): Bashar Atiyat
Older Kid at Pool: Ali Al Amine
Bennett Holiday Sr. (as William C. Mitchell): William Charles Mitchell
Danny Dalton: Tim Blake Nelson
Abu Khalifa: Ahmed Aa Mohammed
Pakistani Teenager #1: Ahmed Ayoub
Pakistani Teenager #2: Mohammed Asad Khan
Old Man: Atta Mohammed Saleh
Policeman: Aziz Zacca
Donald: David Clennon
The Cleric: Omar Mostafa
Reza Reyhani (as Said Amadis): Saïd Amadis
Egypt Bureau Chief: David J. Manners
Supplicant: Jamil Jabbar
Nasir's Wife: Badria Timimi
Stan: William Hurt
Said Hossein Hashimi (as Mohammed Majd): Mohamed Majd
Mussawi: Mark Strong
Guard: Driss Roukhe
Paralegal: Linda E. Williams
Paralegal #1 (as Susan Allenbach): Susan Allenback
Paralegal #2: William L. Thomas
Hashimi's Man: El Mahjoub Raji
CIA Security Officer #1: Michael Stone Forrest
CIA Security Officer #2 (as Bob Baer): Robert Baer
Hotel Security Guard: Fritz Michel
Secretary of Defense: Bob Fajkowski
Tommy's Lawyer: Jeff Baker
Nasir's Secretary: Tarik Tamzali
Martyr: Mitesh Soni
Assistant at CIA (as Tootsie Duvall): Susan Duvall
Bedouin Leader: Nabeel Noman
Drone Tech: Ryan Murphy
Willy: Will McCormack
Pat Janus: Donna Mitchell
Connex Functionary (as James Plannette): Jim Plannette
Sir David: Michael Allinson
Waiter: Brian Eric Alexander
CIA Division Supervisor: Tex Allen
Student: Matt Cannon
Lawyer: Mike Monroe
CIA Chairwoman: Viola Davis
Oil Executive: Charles McClelland
CIA Bureau Chief: Kirk Lambert
Oil Baron: Paul Fahrenkopf
Bar Patron: Alan Gates
Churchgoer: Tyler Gatton
Reza's Sister: Anna George
Uniformed Secret Service Agent: Donald Imm
Witness: Wendy Kush
CIA Agent: Sally Spaide
Home Seal Security Guard (voice): David Michie
Restaurant Girl: Lauren Minite
Yacht Dinner Guest: Andres Perez-Molina
Hotel Waiter: Vito Pietanza
U.S. Marshal: Johnny Pitrelli
CIA Operations Specialist: Elena Rosa
Mother: Susan Halsey Singer
Yassi: Bahar Soomekh
Bloomberg Reporter: Alexander von Roon
Bystander: Don Whatley

Written by: Stephen Gaghan, Robert Baer

Director: Stephen Gaghan

Production: Participant, 4M, Section Eight, FilmWorks, MID Foundation, Warner Bros. Pictures

Release date: 09 Dec 2005

Box Office: $50,824,620