Escape: Human Cargo
Brief Synopsis
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John McDonald, an American trying to build low-cost housing in Saudi Arabia in 1977, is jailed by his Saudi partners, Fazza and Suliman, when the relationship sours. With his passport confiscated and unable to call on the U.S. government for help, he finds unexpected support from Dennis, an American
Cast & Crew
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Simon Wincer
Director
Brandon Bone
Norman Issa
Sharon Raginiano
Matti Serri
Eli Danker
Film Details
Also Known As
Escape From Dhahran, Flight From Dhahran
Genre
Action
Adaptation
Period
Thriller
Release Date
1998
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Israel
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 47m
Synopsis
John McDonald, an American trying to build low-cost housing in Saudi Arabia in 1977, is jailed by his Saudi partners, Fazza and Suliman, when the relationship sours. With his passport confiscated and unable to call on the U.S. government for help, he finds unexpected support from Dennis, an American oil businessman working in Saudi Arabia, who helps him make a harrowing escape.
Director
Simon Wincer
Director
Cast
Brandon Bone
Norman Issa
Sharon Raginiano
Matti Serri
Eli Danker
Imad Gibrin
Jack Adlist
Albert Iluz
Igal Cohen
Patrick Galligan
Ruhad Dahdal
Yoram Hattab
Hamis Arbid
Irina Schulman
Brent Bone
Kristen Bone
Johnny Arbid
Lawrence Dane
Stephen Lang
Lutuf Huaiser
Amos Lavie
Janet-laine Green
Jay Koller
Jack Messinger
Howard Rypp
Elva Mai Hoover
Zeev Revach
Erik Storch
Treat Williams
Jerry Hyman
Sasson Gabay
Rinan Haim
Babi Neeman
Irving Kaplan
Uri Gavriel
Crew
Yaron Agayoff
Location Manager
Micky Alfassi
Driver
Galit Aloni
Property Master
Zvika Aloni
Property Master
Rivka Amit
Other
Carmen Arndt
Unit Production Manager
Iaav Asal
Other
Charlie Avisrur
Transportation
Don Bachmann
Production Coordinator
Nicholas M Bacon
Dolly Grip
David Bailey
Post-Production Coordinator
Alona Barer
Production Coordinator
Barbara Barkey
Makeup
Joe Barnett
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Suzanne Batinovic
Assistant Director
Darryl Beebe
On-Set Dresser
Mitsana Bellehsen
Script Supervisor
Shlomi Ben Avraham
Wardrobe Assistant
Muki Ben Hamo
Transportation Supervisor
Itamar Ben Jacob
Sound Mixer
Lior Ben Menachem
Lighting
Etty Ben Noon
Hair
Etty Ben Noon
Makeup
Noa Ben Noon
Makeup Assistant
Eli Ben Zer
Transportation
Danny Ben-menahem
Location Manager
Miki Beniamini
Other
Ian Bibby
Gaffer
Terry Blythe
Editor
Mordecai Boaz
Grip
David Boulton
Adr Mixer
Annie Bradley
Assistant Director
Derek Brady
Location Manager
James F Breithaupt
Production Accountant
James Broadley
Production Assistant
Simon Brown
Camera Trainee
Garth Brunt
Set Decorator
Clyde Burleson
Source Material (From Novel)
David Burr
Director Of Photography
Roi Cameroon
Location Manager
Virginia Campbell
Coordinator
Bryn Caron
Assistant Director
Stephen Carr
Transportation Coordinator
Hillary Catchpole
Costume Designer
Ross Clydesdale
Casting
Avi Cohen
Transportation
Addi Cohen-ziv
Graphic Artist
Eric Colvin
Music
Benjamin Cook
Sound Effects Editor
Catherine Currie
Other
Anne E Curry
Coproducer
Mike Curtis
Electrician
Brian Cyr
Best Boy
Ken Dufva
Foley Artist
Barbara Dumphy
Production Designer
Louie Duran
Consultant
Harvey Edinoff
Other
Mark Egerton
Assistant Director
Dana Elbahri
Dresser
Lisle Engle
Sound Effects Editor
Mary Erstad
Foley Artist
Michael Followes
Other
David Franco
Music Supervisor
Alan Freedman
Adr Mixer
Yakov Friedman
Art Assistant
Nimi Getter
Gaffer
Michael Gibson
Photography
Erez Goldfarb
Art Assistant
Udi Goralnik
Location Coordinator
Nurit Greenblatt
Graphics
Nick Grillo
Producer
Shirley Gulliford
Other
Meir Hadad
Art Assistant
Avidan Hatuka
Transportation
Inon Hazan
Assistant
Zvika Hen
Other
Avihai Henig
Assistant Director
Levia Hon
Casting
Dean Hovey
Sound Editor
Robert C Jackson
Adr Supervisor
Uzi Karin
Location Manager
Chris Kasianchuk
Dolly Grip
Mark Kennedy
Best Boy
Alicia Keywan
Art Director
Ossama Khuluki
Foley Artist
Tim King
Post-Production Supervisor
Beth Klein
Casting
Efrat Kotzky
Accountant
Hanan Kotzky
Line Producer
Jacob Kotzky
Line Producer
Noreen Landry
Costumes
Erika Larner
Wardrobe
Eleanor Lavender
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Amos Lavie
On-Set Dresser
Dan Leborde
Grip
Gloria Macleod
Assistant Camera Operator
Roi Mano
Grip
Ofer Margolin
Electrician
Karen Mark
Craft Service
Diane Marshall
Foley Artist
Joachim Martin
Camera Operator
Eliyau Maulem
Transportation
Doug Mccullough
Set Decorator
John Mcdonald
Source Material (From Novel)
Tori Mckay
Wardrobe Assistant
Tom Mcmonigle
Generator Operator
Jamie Mcnary
Assistant Editor
William Mickelberry
Screenplay
Bill Mochon
Color Timer
Marco Modery
Line Producer
Mandy Morris
Production Manager
Friday Myers
Props Assistant
Mace Neufeld
Executive Producer
Cynthia Nicolella
Post-Production Coordinator
Candace Oberholtzer
Art Assistant
Yaron Pashida
Dresser
Chandra Li Paul
Office Assistant
Shuki Paz
Best Boy
Susan Pilcher
Music Coordinator
Spencer Proffer
Music Producer
Yeela Ram
Assistant Director
Igal Razmikov
Art Department
Robert Rehme
Executive Producer
Ilan Rinat
Other
Fred Rivas
Consultant
Pamela Roberts
Hair Stylist
Urmas Rosin
Sound Mixer
Yael Rubin
Wardrobe
Steven Sacrob
Transportation Captain
Amnon Salomon
Camera Operator
Steve Scoville
Dialogue Editor
Miri Segal
Other
Moshe Shabath
Grip
B E Sharp
Post-Production Assistant
Yoram Shaver
Art Director
Chris Shaw
Assistant Location Manager
Rob Shea
Other
Sean Skarupa
Electrician
William Smith
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Holly Stein
Other
Sheelagh Stewart
Production
Chris Storey
Production Assistant
Joe Strazzeri
Key Grip
Anthony Tedesco
Assistant Director
Lindsay Todd
Grip
Chad Tomasoski
Post-Production Coordinator
Aviv Tsipper
Lighting
Mark Van Alstyne
Transportation Supervisor
Kelly Vandever
Sound Effects Editor
Moshe Ventura
Transportation
Dan Vining
Screenplay
Jane Walker
Script Supervisor
Zenon Waschuk
Boom Operator
Mathew Waters
Sound Effects Editor
Gabi Weissman
Other
Christopher Welch
Location Scout
Hope Faith White
Assistant Production Accountant
Eli Zion
Other
Shuki Zuta
Boom Operator
Film Details
Also Known As
Escape From Dhahran, Flight From Dhahran
Genre
Action
Adaptation
Period
Thriller
Release Date
1998
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Israel
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 47m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States March 22, 1998
Budget source: Hollywood Reporter 11/17/1994
Estimated budget: $2,500,000 - $5,000,000
Began shooting summer 1997.
TV rating: TV-14
Previous titles: "Escape From Dhahran" and "Flight From Dhahran."
