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The Resource Syriana, Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; in association with Participant Productions ; a 4M film ; a Section Eight production ; executive producers, George Clooney, Steven Soderbergh, Ben Cosgrove, Jeff Skoll ; written and directed by Stephen Gaghan ; produced by Jennifer Fox, Michael Nozik, Georgia Kacandes

Syriana, Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; in association with Participant Productions ; a 4M film ; a Section Eight production ; executive producers, George Clooney, Steven Soderbergh, Ben Cosgrove, Jeff Skoll ; written and directed by Stephen Gaghan ; produced by Jennifer Fox, Michael Nozik, Georgia Kacandes

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There is less oil than the world requires, and that will make some people rich and others dead. Career CIA field operative Bob Barnes is sorting out his midcareer issues--his bosses want him quietly confined to a desk job. Bryan Woodman, an expatriate in Geneva, becomes the financial adviser to idealistic Gulf Prince Nasir. Corporate lawyer Bennett Holiday is finessing the questionable merger of two powerful U.S. oil companies. In Prince Nasir's country, meanwhile, young Pakistani laborer Wasim succumbs to the lure of radical Islam, seeking refuge from the dusty oil fields and crowded hostels in the tranquility of a madrasa. In the labyrinthine, interconnected worlds of espionage and politics, international finance and law, oil and radical Islam, motives and convictions can shape lives, or destroy them
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
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Publication
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Extent
1 videodisc (128 min.)
Note
  • Wide screen
  • Based on the book entitled "See No Evil" by Robert Baer
  • Originally released as an American motion picture in 2005
  • Special features: A conversation with George Clooney (9 min.); "Make a Change, Make a Difference" [featurette] (12 min.); Deleted scenes (12 min.); Theatrical trailer (3 min.)
Contents
  • Men in fog
  • Replacement batteries
  • Connex-Killen
  • Services no longer required
  • National security
  • Do people live here?
  • Shark and minnows
  • Working waterfront
  • Stupid question
  • Graduation present
  • It's a great city
  • Hawks in desert
  • Date with Ikea
  • Southern suburbs
  • Good to have you back in town
  • Hotels and lobbies
  • Method number three
  • Terry's office
  • This is the oil business
  • Mareva injunction
  • Domesticity
  • Why we win
  • Frozen
  • Tribal leaders
  • Innocent until investigated
  • Cricket
  • BBQ
  • Remote control
  • White flag
  • Predators
  • Dhow
  • Return
  • End credits
Isbn
9781419831126
Instance
Label
Syriana
Title
Syriana
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Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; in association with Participant Productions ; a 4M film ; a Section Eight production ; executive producers, George Clooney, Steven Soderbergh, Ben Cosgrove, Jeff Skoll ; written and directed by Stephen Gaghan ; produced by Jennifer Fox, Michael Nozik, Georgia Kacandes
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Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
There is less oil than the world requires, and that will make some people rich and others dead. Career CIA field operative Bob Barnes is sorting out his midcareer issues--his bosses want him quietly confined to a desk job. Bryan Woodman, an expatriate in Geneva, becomes the financial adviser to idealistic Gulf Prince Nasir. Corporate lawyer Bennett Holiday is finessing the questionable merger of two powerful U.S. oil companies. In Prince Nasir's country, meanwhile, young Pakistani laborer Wasim succumbs to the lure of radical Islam, seeking refuge from the dusty oil fields and crowded hostels in the tranquility of a madrasa. In the labyrinthine, interconnected worlds of espionage and politics, international finance and law, oil and radical Islam, motives and convictions can shape lives, or destroy them
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Awards note
  • Academy Award Winner 2005, Best Supporting Actor, George Clooney.
  • Golden Globes, USA, 2006: Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (George Clooney).
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videorecording
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  • Syriana (Motion picture)
  • Syriana (Motion picture)
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Credits note
Director of photography, Robert Elswit ; edited by Tim Squyres ; music by Alexandre Desplat ; costume design, Louise Frogley
Dewey number
791.4372
Intended audience
MPAA rating: Rated R; for violence and language
Language note
In English or French, with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish; closed-captioned in English
LC call number
  • PN1995.9.S87
  • PN1997.2
LC item number
  • S97 2006
  • .S97 2006
PerformerNote
George Clooney (Bob Barnes), Matt Damon (Bryan Woodman), Jeffrey Wright (Bennett Holiday), Chris Cooper (Jimmy Pope), William Hurt (Stan), Mazhar Munir (Wasim Khan), Tim Blake Nelson (Danny Dalton), Amanda Peet (Julie Woodman), Christopher Plummer (Dean Whiting), Alexander Siddig (Prince Nasir Al-Subaai)
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  • 1963-
  • 1951-
  • 1972-
  • 1965-
  • 1950-
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  • Clooney, George
  • Soderbergh, Steven
  • Cosgrove, Ben
  • Skoll, Jeff
  • Gaghan, Stephen
  • Fox, Jennifer
  • Nozik, Michael
  • Kacandes, Georgia
  • Damon, Matt
  • Wright, Jeffrey
  • Cooper, Chris
  • Hurt, William
  • Munir, Mazhar
  • Nelson, Tim Blake
  • Peet, Amanda
  • Plummer, Christopher
  • Siddig, Alexander
  • Elswit, Robert
  • Squyres, Tim
  • Desplat, Alexandre
  • Baer, Robert
  • Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
  • Participant Productions
  • 4M (Firm)
  • Section Eight Ltd
  • Warner Bros. Entertainment
  • Warner Home Video (Firm)
Runtime
128
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  • United States
  • Oil industries
  • Geopolitics
  • Terrorism
  • Petroleum industry and trade
  • Corporate lawyers
  • Teenagers
  • Estados Unidos
  • Aceites y grasas
  • United States
  • Corporate lawyers
  • Geopolitics
  • Oil industries
  • Petroleum industry and trade
  • Teenagers
  • Terrorism
  • Pakistan
  • United States
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Label
Syriana, Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; in association with Participant Productions ; a 4M film ; a Section Eight production ; executive producers, George Clooney, Steven Soderbergh, Ben Cosgrove, Jeff Skoll ; written and directed by Stephen Gaghan ; produced by Jennifer Fox, Michael Nozik, Georgia Kacandes
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Publication
Distribution
Copyright
Note
  • Wide screen
  • Based on the book entitled "See No Evil" by Robert Baer
  • Originally released as an American motion picture in 2005
  • Special features: A conversation with George Clooney (9 min.); "Make a Change, Make a Difference" [featurette] (12 min.); Deleted scenes (12 min.); Theatrical trailer (3 min.)
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Men in fog -- Replacement batteries -- Connex-Killen -- Services no longer required -- National security -- Do people live here? -- Shark and minnows -- Working waterfront -- Stupid question -- Graduation present -- It's a great city -- Hawks in desert -- Date with Ikea -- Southern suburbs -- Good to have you back in town -- Hotels and lobbies -- Method number three -- Terry's office -- This is the oil business -- Mareva injunction -- Domesticity -- Why we win -- Frozen -- Tribal leaders -- Innocent until investigated -- Cricket -- BBQ -- Remote control -- White flag -- Predators -- Dhow -- Return -- End credits
Control code
ocm65212782
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Extent
1 videodisc (128 min.)
Isbn
9781419831126
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
012569807723
Other physical details
sound, color
Physical substance
DVD video
Publisher number
  • 80772
  • 84145
  • 81484
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD; Region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround ; anamorphic widescreen, presentation aspect ratio 2.35:1
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Syriana, Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; in association with Participant Productions ; a 4M film ; a Section Eight production ; executive producers, George Clooney, Steven Soderbergh, Ben Cosgrove, Jeff Skoll ; written and directed by Stephen Gaghan ; produced by Jennifer Fox, Michael Nozik, Georgia Kacandes
Publication
Distribution
Copyright
Note
  • Wide screen
  • Based on the book entitled "See No Evil" by Robert Baer
  • Originally released as an American motion picture in 2005
  • Special features: A conversation with George Clooney (9 min.); "Make a Change, Make a Difference" [featurette] (12 min.); Deleted scenes (12 min.); Theatrical trailer (3 min.)
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Men in fog -- Replacement batteries -- Connex-Killen -- Services no longer required -- National security -- Do people live here? -- Shark and minnows -- Working waterfront -- Stupid question -- Graduation present -- It's a great city -- Hawks in desert -- Date with Ikea -- Southern suburbs -- Good to have you back in town -- Hotels and lobbies -- Method number three -- Terry's office -- This is the oil business -- Mareva injunction -- Domesticity -- Why we win -- Frozen -- Tribal leaders -- Innocent until investigated -- Cricket -- BBQ -- Remote control -- White flag -- Predators -- Dhow -- Return -- End credits
Control code
ocm65212782
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Extent
1 videodisc (128 min.)
Isbn
9781419831126
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
012569807723
Other physical details
sound, color
Physical substance
DVD video
Publisher number
  • 80772
  • 84145
  • 81484
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD; Region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround ; anamorphic widescreen, presentation aspect ratio 2.35:1
Video recording format
DVD

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