The Journalist and the Jihadi
Brief Synopsis
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Documentary examining the parallel lives of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl and jihadi Omar Sheikh. Both from highly educated and priveleged backgrounds, Pearl sought to promote cross-cultural understanding between the Islamic and Western worlds. Sheikh ultimately chose a violent path w
Cast & Crew
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Asad Qureshi
Director
Khalid Khawaja
Christiane Amanpour
Narrator
Maulana Shamszai
Bernard-henri Levy
John Anderson
Soloist
Film Details
Also Known As
Journalist and the Jihadi, Journalist and the Jihadi: The Murder of Daniel Pearl, The
Genre
Documentary
Foreign
Political
Religion
Release Date
2006
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 19m
Synopsis
Documentary examining the parallel lives of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl and jihadi Omar Sheikh. Both from highly educated and priveleged backgrounds, Pearl sought to promote cross-cultural understanding between the Islamic and Western worlds. Sheikh ultimately chose a violent path which ultimately lead to the murder of Pearl.
Crew
John Anderson
Soloist
Tony Appleton
Editor
Suman Bhuchar
Production Manager
Bethin Das
Photography
Farrukh Dhondy
Story By
David Heath
Original Music
Lisa Heller
Executive Producer
Nigel Horn
Post-Production Supervisor
Mohammed Iqbal
Sound Recordist
Alan Jacobson
Camera
Ahmed A Jamal
Producer
Kabir Khan
Director Of Photography
Crispin Laverack
Technical Supervisor
Scott Marshall
Camera
Sheila Nevins
Executive Producer
Ben Peters
Assistant Editor
Sudhir Pragjee
Executive Producer
Amit Roy
Writer
Danny Schechter
Consulting Producer
Ramesh Sharma
Producer
Anant Singh
Producer
Sanjeev Singh
Executive Producer
Helena Spring
Story Editor
James Starnes
Sound Design
James Starnes
Sound Mixer
Gareth Williams
Music Editor
Erik Wilson
Director Of Photography
Film Details
Also Known As
Journalist and the Jihadi, Journalist and the Jihadi: The Murder of Daniel Pearl, The
Genre
Documentary
Foreign
Political
Religion
Release Date
2006
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 19m
