House of Saddam

4h 2008

Brief Synopsis

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Based on the book, project explores the lives of the former dictator, his family and closest associates. Stories include never-before-seen footage of Saddam Hussein's meetings with his advisers where he reads off the names of people who will be executed for the charge of treason. In addition, new

Cast & Crew

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Philip Arditti

Makram J. Khoury

Mounir Margoum

Shohreh Aghdashloo

Agni Scott

Igal Naor

Film Details

Also Known As
Between Two Rivers
Genre
Adaptation
Documentary
Drama
Release Date
2008
Production Company
BBC (Main Listing); BBC (Network); BBC Studios; HBO Films; HBO Network- Home Box Office; Technicolor
Location
Iraq

Technical Specs

Duration
4h

Synopsis

Based on the book, project explores the lives of the former dictator, his family and closest associates. Stories include never-before-seen footage of Saddam Hussein's meetings with his advisers where he reads off the names of people who will be executed for the charge of treason. In addition, new information about the murdered husbands of Hussein's daughters despite his promises of their safekeeping will also be presented. The lives and stories of Saddam's inner circle will be told in the context of the larger tragedy of the Iraqi people and the Middle East's relationship with the West.

Cast

Philip Arditti

Makram J. Khoury

Mounir Margoum

Shohreh Aghdashloo

Agni Scott

Igal Naor

Amr Waked

Christine Stephen-daly

Crew

Justine Angus

Adr/Dialogue Editor

Ben Appleton

Loader

Fraser Barber

Sound Department

Dr. Ala Bashir

Source Material

David Broder

Unit Production Manager

Phil Brookes

Gaffer

Phil Brown

Post-Production Supervisor

Stephen Butchard

Writer

Sandra Butterworth

Dialogue Coach

Maurice Cain

Production Designer

Jemma Carballo

Makeup Artist

Alexandra Caulfield

Costume Designer

Laura Coggan

Assistant Director

Noel Cowell

Property Master

Salem Daldoul

Assistant Director

Philippa Day

Production Manager

Samantha Denyer

Makeup

Paul Ensby

Colorist

Craig Feather

Camera Operator

Paul Frost

Art Director

Richard George

Location Manager

Joanna Gibbs

Camera Assistant

Paul Gibbs

Production Accountant

Elaine Grainger

Casting Director

Riadh Ben Hamadi

Camera Assistant

Ilhem Haouaoui

Production Coordinator

James Harris

Sound Department

Adam Harvey

Assistant Editor

Jonathan Hills

Visual Effects

Florian Hoffmeister

Director Of Photography

Alex Holmes

Executive Producer

Alex Holmes

Writer

Sally El Hosaini

Consultant

Sally El Hosaini

Researcher

Max Hoskins

Supervising Sound Editor

Lee Howarth

Rigging Grip

Sarah Hulls

Accounting Assistant

Polly Jeffries

Production Coordinator

Mark Jones

Grip

Nick Jones

Line Producer

Bejhan Kalantar

Post-Production Coordinator

Moez Kamoun

Production Manager

Bradley Larner

Camera Focus Puller

Mike Lewis

Researcher

Steve Lightfoot

Producer

Fatma Madani

Props Buyer

Michael J Mchugh

Best Boy

Bernard Newton

Special Effects Supervisor

Gemma Nunn

Assistant Director

Helene Oosthuizen

Script Supervisor

Lisa Osborne

Story Editor

Said Abu Rish

Consultant

Seon Rogers

Stunt Coordinator

Gordon Ronald

Production Consultant

Habib Ben Salem

Best Boy

Hilary Salmon

Executive Producer

Patricia Scanlon

Post-Production Assistant

Marella Shearer

Makeup Designer

Samuel Sim

Music

Caroline Skinner

Story Editor

Dominic Smithers

Set Decorator

Lars Sigurd Sunnana

Source Material

Lucinda Syson

Casting Director

Lupt Utama

Costume Designer

Juliette Van Kay

Makeup Supervisor

Graham Ward

Art Director

Andrew Wood

Coproducer

Kevin Woodhouse

Art Director

Film Details

Also Known As
Between Two Rivers
Genre
Adaptation
Documentary
Drama
Release Date
2008
Production Company
BBC (Main Listing); BBC (Network); BBC Studios; HBO Films; HBO Network- Home Box Office; Technicolor
Location
Iraq

Technical Specs

Duration
4h

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the 2009 Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie (Shohreh Aghdashloo). Nominated for three additional 2009 Emmy Awards.

Aired in United States December 7, 2008

Aired in United States July 30, 2008

Aired in United States Winter December 7, 2008

Picked up to production for the 2007-2008 season.

Aired in United Kingdom on BBC2 July 30, 2008.

Aired in USA on HBO on December 7, 2008.

Tentatively scheduled to begin shooting late February, 2006 and complete shooting late May, 2006.

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