Official Secrets


1h 52m 2019

Brief Synopsis

A British intelligence officer turns whistleblower after learning about NSA espionage plans designed to ensure passage of a resolution of war against Iraq by the U.N. Security Council in 2003.

Film Details

Also Known As
Secretos de estado, Segredos Oficiais, Spy Who Tried To Stop A War: Katherine Gun and The Secret Plot to Sanction the Iraq Invasion, The
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Biography
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
2019
Production Company
Creative Artists Agency ; Entertainment One ; Entertainment One ; Entertainment One ; IFC Films ; John O'Sullivan ; Screen Yorkshire ; Sierra/Affinity ; The Mark Gordon Company ; The Solution Entertainment Group ; The Solution Entertainment Group ; United Talent Agency
Location
Boston Spa, Leeds, England, United Kingdom; Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; London, England, United Kingdom

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 52m

Synopsis

A British intelligence officer turns whistleblower after learning about NSA espionage plans designed to ensure passage of a resolution of war against Iraq by the U.N. Security Council in 2003.

Crew

David Acosta

Production Finance

Daniel Adeyemi

Assistant

Joseph Ahn

Titles

Miguel Algora

Visual Effects Editor

John Armistead

Driver

Simon Atherton

Best Boy Electric

Betsy Backman

Production Finance

Adrian Barry

Grip

Aaron Becker

Titles

Nick Bennett

Visual Effects

Gregory Bernstein

Screenplay

Sara Bernstein

Screenplay

Chris Bleth

Music

Claudia Bluemhuber

Executive Producer

Helen Bolter

Costume Supervisor

Jason Bond

Property Master

Brett Bone

Visual Effects Editor

Nancy Bray

Unit Production Manager

Brent Brooks

Music Editor

Gary Brown

Visual Effects Supervisor

Gary Brown

Visual Effects Supervisor

Kerrie Bryant

Visual Effects Producer

Billy Budd

Advisor

Stephanie Carey

Stunt Double

Zachary Carnes

Titles

Jason Charbonneau

Foley Artist

Bob Charlton

Construction Manager

Tim Chauncey

Cg Supervisor

Nick Chopping

Stunt Coordinator

Ben Clements

Art Director

Laura Coates

Assistant

Melissa Courtney

Production Assistant

Carolyn Cousins

Hair & Makeup

Charlotte Cox

Production Coordinator

Bill Crutcher

Art Director

San Davey

Script Supervisor

Cameron Davidson

Videotape Operator

Doug Delaney

Colorist

Mick Devine

Driver

Ben Dimmock

Stunt Coordinator

Ged Doherty

Producer

Kate Dowd

Casting Director

Traci Duran

Assistant Editor

Elijah Eastlund

Camera

Valance Eisleben

Camera

Aladdin El-kadi

Coordinator

Mark Epstein

Visual Effects Editor

Alan Evans

Transportation Captain

Kate Fasulo

Production Consultant

Claire Finlay

Costume Designer

Dan Fontaine

Gaffer

Chris Forrester

Visual Effects Editor

Elizabeth Fowler

Producer

Sarah Franzl

Stunt Coordinator

Stefan Fraticelli

Foley Artist

Kevin Froines

Editorial Assistant

Nancy Fuller

Camera

Paul Gardner

Coordinator

Rob Gavigan

Rigging Gaffer

Megan Gill

Editor

Kate Good

Art Department

Mark R. Gordon

Executive Producer

Jim Greenhorn

Production Sound Mixer

Jim Greenhorn

Sound Mixer

Jodie Gregory

Unit Location Manager

Richard Haigh

Electrician

John Hall

Driver

Daniel Hamill

Accounting Assistant

P J Harling

Assistant Editor

Clare Harlow

Casting Associate

Caroline Hartig

Assistant

Paul Heasman

Stunt Coordinator

Paul Hepker

Music

Hugo Heppell

Executive Producer

Florian Hoffmeister

Other

Florian Hoffmeister

Director Of Photography

Florian Hoffmeister

Dp/Cinematographer

Leah Holmes

Post-Production Accountant

Rebecca Holmes

Set Production Assistant

Gavin Hood

Screenplay

Gavin Hood

Executive Producer

Rupert Hornstein

Photography

Matt Jackson

Executive Producer

Chris Lincoln Jones

Advisor

Mark Jones

Props

Chase Keehn

Adr/Dialogue Editor

Mark Kilian

Music

Amy King

Assistant Director

Chris King

Assistant Camera

Nancy Kirhoffer

Post-Production

Seth Kleinberg

Titles

Richard Knight

Production Manager

Tamas Kurina

Recording Engineer

Kinga L)k÷s

Music Contractor

Jonathon Lawrence

Assistant Location Manager

Aaran Leach

Photography

Csaba Lokos

Music Contractor

John Loranger

Foley Editor

Mick Lord

Rigging Grip

Sarah Macfarlane

Assistant Director

Craig Mann

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Sarada Mcdermott

Line Producer

Sarada Mcdermott

Coproducer

Scott Mcintyre

Special Effects Supervisor

Ossie Mclean

Camera

Rachel Mcwatt

Production Manager

Celine Medley

Production Controller

Samantha Meisels

Visual Effects Editor

Ron Mellegers

Foley Mixer

Troy J Miller

Titles

Lee Millham

Stunt Coordinator

David Mitchell

Production Sound Mixer

Marcia Mitchell

Source Material

Thomas Mitchell

Source Material

Anna Morena

Hair & Makeup

David Morison

Set Decorator

William Morris

Assistant Camera

Luke Nagy

Adr Mixer

Myles Nestel

Executive Producer

John O'neill

Driver

John O'sullivan

Production Insurance

Jay Pales

Art Department

Paul Pearson

Driver

Asha Radwan

Clearance Coordinator

Daniel Rawlins

Stunt Coordinator

Emma Jane Richards

Location Manager

Gary Richens

Assistant Director

Jaime Rigal

Accountant

Simon Rogers

Production Designer

Mark Sahagun

Camera

Tapio Salmi

Hair & Makeup

Morningstar Schott

Accountant

Anne Sheehan

Executive Producer

Hugh Sherlock

Sound

Nushina Shirazi

Assistant

John Sievert

Foley Artist

Steve Slater

Camera

Amy Smith

Location Coordinator

Neil Smith

Props

Sara Smith

Executive Producer

Karen Smithson

Stunt Coordinator

Alice Speak

Costumes

Nadia Stacey

Hair & Makeup

Toni Staples

Assistant Director

Jason Stedmon

Driver

Joe Steele

Camera

Casey Stone

Music Scoring Mixer

Alphonse Swinehart

Titles

Bruce Tanis

Supervising Sound Editor

Lee Thompson

Sound

David Townsend

Post-Production Coordinator

David J Turner

Driver

Robert Viglasky

Still Photographer

Fabio Vona

Visual Effects Editor

Samantha Waite

Production Manager

Nick Wall

Still Photographer

Andy Watson

Art Director

John Watt

Carpenter

Matt Wells

Props

Laura Wiest

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

J Glyn Williams

Camera

Lisa Wilson

Executive Producer

Mark Wilson

Assistant Location Manager

Randy Q Wilson

Foley

Melissa Zuo

Producer

Film Details

Also Known As
Secretos de estado, Segredos Oficiais, Spy Who Tried To Stop A War: Katherine Gun and The Secret Plot to Sanction the Iraq Invasion, The
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Biography
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
2019
Production Company
Creative Artists Agency ; Entertainment One ; Entertainment One ; Entertainment One ; IFC Films ; John O'Sullivan ; Screen Yorkshire ; Sierra/Affinity ; The Mark Gordon Company ; The Solution Entertainment Group ; The Solution Entertainment Group ; United Talent Agency
Location
Boston Spa, Leeds, England, United Kingdom; Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; London, England, United Kingdom

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 52m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 2019

Based on the book "The Spy Who Tried to Stop a War: Katharine Gun and the Secret Plot to Sanction the Iraq Invasion," written by Marcia Mitchell and Thomas Mitchell and published by Polipoint Press in 2008.

Justin Chadwick was previously attached to direct. (01/2016)

Paul Bettany, Natalie Dormer, Martin Freeman, Anthony Hopkins, and Harrison Ford were previously attached to star. (01/28/2016)

Gillian Anderson and Tahar Rahim were previously attached to star. (02/16/2016)