The Kingdom (2007)

Director:

Peter Berg

Writer (WGA):

Matthew Michael Carnahan (written by)

Release Date:

28 September 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Trust No One

Plot:

A team of U.S. government agents is sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.

Plot Keywords:

FBI | Saudi Arabia | Compound | Investigation | FBI Agent

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Jamie Foxx	...	Ronald Fleury
Chris Cooper	...	Grant Sykes
Jennifer Garner	...	Janet Mayes
Jason Bateman	...	Adam Leavitt
Ashraf Barhom	...	Colonel Faris Al Ghazi
Ali Suliman	...	Sergeant Haytham
Jeremy Piven	...	Damon Schmidt
Richard Jenkins	...	Robert Grace
Tim McGraw	...	Aaron Jackson
Kyle Chandler	...	Francis Manner
Frances Fisher	...	Elaine Flowers
Danny Huston	...	Gideon Young
Kelly AuCoin	...	Ellis Leach
Anna Deavere Smith	...	Maricella Canavesio
Minka Kelly	...	Miss Ross
Amy Hunter	...	Lyla Fleury
Tj Burnett	...	Kevin Fleury (as T.J. Burnett)
Omar Berdouni	...	Prince Ahmed Bin Khaled
Raad Rawi	...	Prince Thamer
Mahmoud Said	...	General Al Abdulmalik
Hezi Saddik	...	Abu Hamza
Uri Gavriel	...	Izz Al Din
Nick Faltas	...	Haytham's Father
Ahmed B. Badran	...	35-Year-Old Son (as Ahmed Badran)
Elie Khoury	...	15-Year-Old Grandson (as Elie Georges El-Khoury)
Tom Bresnahan	...	Rex Burr
Yasmine Hanani	...	Aunt
Trevor St. John	...	Earl Ripon
Ashley Scott	...	Janine Ripon
Sarah Hunley	...	Maddy Ripon
Brody M. Tardy	...	Teddy Manner (as Brody Tardy)
Hope Fogle	...	Mick
Sidney Ortiz	...	LuLu
Noah Pittenger	...	Classmate
Damian Foster	...	Haytham Driver
Kevin Brief	...	Range Rover Driver
Brian Mahoney	...	Pitcher
Martin Foxwell	...	Man at Game
Kavita Parbhakar	...	Mom at Game
Hrach Titizian	...	Suicide Bomber
Munthir Salih	...	Suicide Bomber
Merik Tadros	...	Reporter
Sean Donnellan	...	Reporter
Richard Klein	...	FBI Agent
John Paul Castorena	...	FBI Agent
Antonio Evans	...	FBI Agent
Maryellen Aviano	...	FBI Agent
Markus Flanagan	...	FBI Agent
Brian Gehl	...	Stud in Bar
Ali Abboud	...	Irate Guard
David Brown	...	Man at Hotel
Firas Salloum	...	Airport SANG Officer
Anthony Batarse	...	Inner-Circle
Nabeel Kort	...	Police Officer
Shant Demirjian	...	Police Officer
Assad Mohamed	...	Bombsite Investigator
Yaser Alamoodi	...	Bombsite Worker
Haider Almosawi	...	Bombsite Worker
Saleem Hassan Erakat	...	Bombsite Worker
Jasim Tahir	...	Tank Gunner
Maitham Al-Zubfidy	...	Main Gate Guard
Alawi Al-Bidery	...	Machine Gunner
Albara Awad	...	Humvee Gunner
Gino Salvano	...	Special Forces Officer
Waleed Alsadi	...	Guard at Cafe
Mohammed Mohammed	...	Internet Teenager
Fouad Al-Hamedany	...	Internet Teenager
Ahmed Al-Ibrahim	...	Game Player
Yunus Hassan	...	Game Player
Charbel Touma	...	Game Player
Anthony Salibi	...	Game Player
Bassam O. Saeed	...	Al Ghazi Aid
Hasan Chaudhry	...	Al Ghazi Runner
Nick Hermz	...	Passport Officer
Eyad Elbitar	...	Kidnapper
Sala Baker	...	Kidnapper
Kasem Al-Tamimi	...	Elderly Man
Damian Hajjar	...	Suweidi Resident
Mario Mercado II	...	Suweidi Resident
Gaith Al-Jaberi	...	Al Ghazi's Son
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Richard Anderson	...	Al-Ghazi Security (uncredited)
Andrew Astor	...	On Big Wheel (uncredited)
Peter Berg	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
Osama Bin Laden	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Byron Browne	...	Softball player (uncredited)
Merek Browne	...	Kid at softball game (uncredited)
George Bush	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Anthony Casanova	...	American Bomb Victim / Autopsy Subject (uncredited)
Jeff Dolniak	...	Man on bicycle (uncredited)
Robin Atkin Downes	...	News Reporter (uncredited)
Taylor Hogue	...	Softball Player (uncredited)
Bob Huff	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
Saddam Hussein	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Marcus Jordan	...	Al-Ghazi Security (uncredited)
Aaron Michael Lacey	...	Secret Service Agent (uncredited)
Christina Leigh	...	American Bomb Victim / Autopsy Subject (uncredited)
J. Matthew Miller	...	Tourist (uncredited)
Brian Mulligan	...	Mabahith (uncredited)
Mushari	...	Officer's Relative (uncredited)
Rami Najjar	...	Police Officer (uncredited)
Aspen Ott	...	American Child (uncredited)
Daren Palacio	...	Man running (uncredited)
Colin Powell	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ronald Reagan	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lanny Rethaber	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Directed by
Peter Berg

Writing credits (WGA)
Matthew Michael Carnahan		(written by)

Produced by
Sarah Aubrey	....	executive producer
John Cameron	....	executive producer
K.C. Hodenfield	....	co-producer
Ryan Kavanaugh	....	executive producer
Michael Mann	....	producer
Mary Parent	....	executive producer
Steven P. Saeta	....	executive producer (as Steven Saeta)
Tim Smythe	....	producer: Abu Dhabi
Scott Stuber	....	producer
Maria Williams	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Danny Elfman

Cinematography by
Mauro Fiore		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Colby Parker Jr.
Kevin Stitt

Casting by
Bruria Albeck
Amanda Mackey Johnson		(as Amanda Mackey)
Cathy Sandrich		(as Cathy Sandrich Gelfond)

Production Design by
Tom Duffield

Art Direction by
A. Todd Holland
Patrick M. Sullivan Jr.		(supervising art director)

Set Decoration by
Ronald R. Reiss		(as Ron Reiss)

Costume Design by
Susan Matheson

Makeup Department
Deborah La Mia Denaver	....	makeup artist: Ms. Garner (as Deborah LaMia Denaver)
Deidra Dixon	....	hair stylist: Mr. Foxx (as Diedra Dixon)
Melissa Forney	....	key hair stylist
Michael Germain	....	makeup artist
LaLette Littlejohn	....	makeup artist: Mr. Foxx
Barbara Lorenz	....	hair stylist: Ms. Garner
Bill Myer	....	makeup department head
Roxie Norman	....	hair department head (as Roxie Hodenfield)
Jeffrey Sacino	....	hair stylist
Jennifer Saeta	....	assistant makeup department head (as Jennifer Suzanne Saeta)
Sherri Bramlett	....	hair stylist: Washington, D.C. (uncredited)
Claudia Breckenridge	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Andy Clement	....	special prosthetics (uncredited)
Kim Collea	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Dean Jones	....	lab makeup effects (uncredited)
Jack Lazzaro	....	lab technician (uncredited)
Tina Sims	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Dana Vargas	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Clint Zoccoli	....	fabricator (uncredited)

Production Management
Stephanie Antosca	....	production supervisor: Washington DC
Leigh Clarke	....	production manager: Abu Dhabi
Lyall Gardiner	....	unit manager
Steven P. Saeta	....	unit production manager
Robert West	....	production supervisor
Sean T. Stratton	....	post-production supervisor (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Steve Battaglia	....	first assistant director: second unit
Chris Castaldi	....	second second assistant director
Christian Clarke	....	second assistant director: second unit
K.C. Hodenfield	....	first assistant director
David Murphy	....	third assistant director: Abu Dhabi
Phil Neilson	....	second unit director
Jeff Okabayashi	....	second assistant director
Paul F. Bernard	....	first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
Chris Castaldi	....	first assistant director: reshoots (uncredited)
Eugene Davis	....	second second assistant director: additional photography (uncredited)

Art Department
Jerry Brooks	....	location foreman
Jeff Brown	....	greens coordinator
Gary Clark	....	head paint foreman
Michael Diersing	....	construction coordinator
Vicki Dittemore	....	set dresser
David Fencl	....	property master: second unit
Douglas Fox	....	property master
David Galvan	....	painter
Lindsay Good	....	art department coordinator
Lindsay Good	....	art department researcher
Robert Hale	....	painter gang boss
Aaron Haye	....	digital set designer
China Iwata	....	assistant property master
Michael Anthony Jackson	....	storyboard artist
Kim Lincoln	....	graphic designer
Xavier Luevano	....	set construction laborer
Harry Lu	....	property master: second unit
Bruce L. Luizzi	....	leadman
Linda Luizzi	....	set decoration buyer
Scott Lukowski	....	concept illustrator
G. Lynn Maughan	....	propmaker
William S. Maxwell III	....	set dresser
Bryan McBrien	....	greens foreman
Fred O'Connor	....	propmaker
John M. Oswald	....	on-set dresser
Nick Papac	....	assistant property master
Amandah Peting	....	art department assistant
Bruce Richter	....	carpenter
Michael Ruby	....	supervising signwriter
Tanja Schaffenrath	....	art buyer: Abu Dhabi
Jeff Shewbert	....	propmaker foreman
Gregg Singer	....	on-set dresser
Sarah Sprawls	....	set decoration buyer
Gerald Sullivan	....	assistant art director
Michael P. Sweeney	....	assistant property master
Jana Treadwell	....	set dresser
Karen Wakefield	....	art director: Abu Dhabi
Sandra J. White	....	construction accountant

Sound Department
Bill Banyai	....	additional sound re-recordist
Bill Benwai	....	additional sound re-recordist
Willie D. Burton	....	sound mixer
Yann Delpuech	....	sound designer
Dick Hansen	....	b unit mixer
Shaughnessy Hare	....	sound effects designer (as Shaughnessy Pancho Hare)
Shaughnessy Hare	....	sound effects editor
Eric Harwood	....	sound re-recordist
Darren King	....	supervising sound editor
Gregory King	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gregory King	....	supervising sound editor
E. Niles Klein	....	sound editorial technical consultant
Rick Kline	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael B. Koff	....	sound mixer: second unit, Phoenix
Goro Koyama	....	foley artist
Marvin E. Lewis	....	boom operator
Rhys Maitland-Jones	....	sound mix technician
Andy Malcolm	....	foley artist
Anna Malkin	....	foley recording assistant
Barbara Noren	....	assistant sound editor
Fred Peck III	....	sound re-recordist
Joel Shryack	....	dialogue editor (adr editor) (as Joel Shyrack)
Robert Smith	....	additional sound re-recordist
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Don White	....	foley recording mixer
Dan Yale	....	foley supervisor
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist
Garry Fiferman	....	sound mixing technician (uncredited)
Mike McKone	....	sound production assistant (uncredited)
Mark Sheffield	....	sound mix technician (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Matthew G. Armstrong	....	special effects technician: Abu Dhabi
Marc Banich	....	special effects technician
Richard Brown	....	senior special effects technician: Abu Dhabi
Rodney M. Byrd	....	special effects general foreman (as Rodney Byrd)
Douglas Calli	....	special effects technician (as Doug Calli)
Terry Chapman	....	special effects technician (as Terry P. Chapman)
Burt Dalton	....	special effects coordinator
Quin Davis	....	special effects makeup
Albert Delgado	....	special effects technician
Michael DePietro	....	special effects technician
John Frazier	....	supervising special effects coordinator
David Greene	....	physical effects foreman
Greg Hendrickson	....	special effects
Matthew Horton	....	senior special effects technician: Abu Dhabi unit
David A. Poole	....	special effects technician
Mark Stanton	....	special effects technician
Sandra Stewart	....	special effects technician
Michael A. Tice	....	special effects technician
Bruno Van Zeebroeck	....	additional special effects coordinator (as Bruno VanZeebroeck)
Chris L. Ward	....	special effects technician
David Watkins	....	special effects supervisor: Abu Dhabi unit (as David G. Watkins)

Visual Effects by
Amit Aidasani	....	matchmove lead
Erik Akutagawa	....	scan record manager
Danny Albano	....	digital compositor: Technicolor Digital Services
Brad Alexander	....	pre-visualization supervisor
Kenneth Au	....	Inferno artist
Erika Bach	....	3D scanning assistant coordinator
Basel Bazlamit	....	pre-visualization artist
Jeffery Beeland	....	pipeline technical director
Eric Bonilla	....	tracker
Chris Bowers	....	pre-visualization lead
Tom Bradley	....	lighter
Nathan Brunskill	....	Inferno assistant: Rhythm & Hues
Steward Burris	....	animator
Tom Capizzi	....	lighter
Shyam Chand	....	rotoscope artist
Jo-Wan Chao	....	modeling technical director
Arun P. Chidambaram	....	educator: Rhythm and Hues
Raymond Chih	....	lead lighting artist
Vikas Chirate	....	systems administrator
Sandesh Chonkar	....	modeler
Daniel Aristoteles Collins	....	systems/operations: Rhythm & Hues
Michael Conelly	....	digital supervisor (as Michael Galen Conelly)
Michael Crane	....	digital compositor: Rhythm & Hues
Caroline Dahllof	....	texture painter
Rajdeep Dandekar	....	roto/prep artist: Rhythm & Hues India
Paresh Dedhia	....	digital compositor
Yoshi DeHerrera	....	3D laser scanning
Del DePierro	....	on set integration
John 'D.J.' Des Jardin	....	visual effects supervisor (as John DJ Desjardin)
Amol Dighe	....	render engineer
Colin Elliott	....	animator: Rhythm & Hues
Richard Enders	....	lead tracker
Anders Ericson	....	effects technical director (as Anders Eriksson)
John Follmer	....	visual effects executive producer
Mike Frevert	....	compositor
Alex Garcia	....	texture painter
Andy Garcia	....	texture artist
Bertha Garcia	....	rotoscope/compositing liaison
David Geoghegan	....	digital compositor
Divakar Ghodake	....	digital artist (Lead Modeling TD)
Lisa Goldberg	....	visual effects producer
Daniel D. Gregoire	....	executive: Halon
Varun Hadkar	....	rotoscope artist
Anthony Harris	....	color timer
John Heller	....	senior Inferno artist
Shweta Hirani	....	rotoscope artist
Phil Holland	....	scan-, record coordinator
Justin Holt	....	lead texture painter: Rhythm & Hues
David Horsley	....	lighter
Sean Hyun-In Lee	....	digital compositor: Rhythm & Hues (as Sean Lee)
Neeraj Ingle	....	rotoscope artist: Rhythm & Hues, India
Yukiko Ishiwata	....	Inferno artist
Vinita Iyer	....	matchmove lead: Rhythm & Hues India
Jimmy Jewell	....	digital compositor
Marvin Jones	....	rotoscope artist (as Marvin F. Jones)
Tex Kadonaga	....	modeling technical director: Rhythm & Hues
Kamalakkannan	....	digital compositor
Snehal Kanchan	....	production coordinator: Rhythm and Hues
Perry Kass	....	compositor
David Y. Kim	....	previsualization artist
Gene Kozicki	....	digital production manager
Radha Kulkarni	....	match move technical director: Rhythm & Hues, India
Mukesh Kumar	....	digital artist
Pavan Kumar	....	digital compositor
Harry Lam	....	2D visual effects supervisor (as Hoiyue Harry Lam)
Jaemin Lee	....	lighter
Matthew Leishman	....	character rigger
Dave Lo	....	modeler: Rhythm & Hues
Mabel	....	matchmove artist
Richard Mahon	....	art director: visual effects
Richard Mahon	....	lead matte painter
Shilpesh Mane	....	background prep artist: Rhythm & Hues
Vangala Manoj	....	modeler (as Manoj Vangala Venkata)
Jon Meier	....	lighter
Chirag Mistry	....	modeler: Rhythm & Hues, India
Derrick Mitchell	....	visual effects editor
Rakesh More	....	matchmove technical director: Rhythm & Hues, India
Ram Mohan Nadam Reddy	....	paint/roto artist
Rishikesh Nandlaskar	....	modeling technical director
Paul Naveen	....	digital compositor
Blake Nickle	....	visual effects coordinator: 3D
Stephen Null	....	lighting technical director
Stephen Null	....	look development
Samuel Nunez	....	tracker (as Samuel L. Nunez)
Sijo Pappachan	....	pipeline technical director: Rhythm and Hues India
John Paszkiewicz	....	lighter
Chaitali Patel	....	modeler
Cedric Pereira	....	rotoscope/compositing liaison
Pavan Rao	....	compositor
Suryapal Rawat	....	Bgprep Artist: Rhythm & Hues Studios
Patrick J. Rodriguez	....	pre-visualization artist
Marc Rubone	....	digital compositor
Karl Rumpf	....	visual effects production manager: Rhythm & Hues
Josh Saeta	....	senior compositor
Saswat Sahoo	....	pipeline technical director: Rhythm & Hues
Mayuresh Salunke	....	3D artist
Mayuresh Salunke	....	modeling technical director
Mayur Samant	....	matchmove lead
Jeffrey Schaper	....	data wrangler
Tiffany Schmitter	....	visual effects coordinator: 2D
Vijay Selvam	....	digital compositor: Rhythm and Hues
Seshaprasad	....	digital production manager: Rhythm & Hues, India
Siddharth Shah	....	prep/paint artist
Siddharth Shah	....	roto artist
Neha Sharma	....	visual effects coordinator
Murugan Siju	....	roto/prep artist
Sadhna Singh	....	modeler
Brad Smith	....	render I/O administrator
Hitesh Solanki	....	matchmove technical director: Rhythm & Hues, India
Jateen Thakkar	....	digital compositor: Rhythm and Hues
Arati Ullal	....	modeler (as Arati Ulal)
Shraga Weiss	....	modeler: Rhythm & Hues
Jeff Wells	....	digital compositor: Rhythm & Hues
Sagar Zade	....	digital artist
Sagar Zade	....	modeling technical director
Peter Zoppi	....	modeler
Edward Derian Boyke	....	render I/O coordinator (uncredited)
Harrison Hays	....	render I/O lead: Rhythm & Hues (uncredited)

Stunts
Layla Alexander	....	stunt performer
Kaily Alissano	....	stunts
Samuel Alsadi	....	stunts
Greg Anthony	....	stunts
Daniel Arrias	....	stunt performer
Sala Baker	....	stunts
Zoe Bell	....	stunts
Chino Binamo	....	stunts
Jon Braver	....	stunts
Brian Brown	....	stunts
Jack Carpenter	....	stunts
Eric Chambers	....	stunts
Doug Coleman	....	stunts
Douglas Crosby	....	stunts
Max Daniels	....	stunt performer
Steve Dent	....	stunts
J. Mark Donaldson	....	stunt double: Chris Cooper
Shauna Duggins	....	stunt double: Jennifer Garner
Eyad Elbitar	....	stunts
Eddie J. Fernandez	....	stunt double: Ali Suliman
Eddie J. Fernandez	....	stunt performer
Jesus Lara Fierro	....	stunts
J. Armin Garza II	....	stunt driver: high speed camera car
Glenn Goldstein	....	stunt performer
Tad Griffith	....	stunt performer
Chris Guzzi	....	stunt double: Jason Bateman
Chris Guzzi	....	stunt driver
Nick Hermz	....	stunt performer
Michael Hilow	....	stunt driver
Michael Hugghins	....	stunt double
Krisztian Kery	....	stunts (as Christian Kery)
Alex Krimm	....	stunts
Mark Kubr	....	stunts
Theo Kypri	....	stunts
Aaron Michael Lacey	....	stunt driver: precision driving
Nito Larioza	....	stunts
Sherry Leigh	....	stunts
Brian Machleit	....	stunt double
Anderson Martin	....	stunts
Anthony Martins	....	stunts
Anthony Martins	....	utility stunts
Roman Mitichyan	....	stunts
Damien Moreno	....	stunts
Aryan Morgan	....	stunt performer
Aladine Naamou	....	utility stunts
Robert Nagle	....	stunt driver
Phil Neilson	....	stunt coordinator: second unit
Frédéric North	....	stunt pilot
Jeff O'Haco	....	stunts
David Ott	....	assistant stunt coordinator
David Ott	....	stunts
Chris Palermo	....	stunt double
Carl Paoli	....	stunt double: Jason Bateman
Peggy Pere	....	helicopter stunt coordinator
Brieann Rich	....	stunt driver
Nicholas Rich	....	stunt driver
Allen Robinson	....	stunt double
Jason Rodriguez	....	stunts
Laurence Todd Rosenthal	....	stunt performer
Franco Maria Salamon	....	stunt driver
Kevin Scott	....	stunt driver
Ray Siegle	....	stunt performer
Lou Simon	....	stunts
Mike Smith	....	stunts
Keith Woulard	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Agee	....	electrician
Joshua Anderson	....	electrician
Todd Avery	....	second assistant camera
Adam Barth	....	video assist
John Beran	....	rigging key grip
Lucas Bielan	....	camera operator
Gregory Chater	....	grip
Betty Chow	....	second assistant camera
Frank Connor	....	still photographer
Clint Covey	....	best boy grip: Dubai
Eric M. Davis	....	chief lighting technician: second unit
Louie DeMarco	....	additional first assistant camera: second unit
Mitch Dubin	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Ron Durant	....	grip
Troy Felder	....	electrician
Cory Geryak	....	gaffer
Peter Graf	....	aerial camera system tech super g
Andy Gribble	....	grip
Mark Gutterud	....	vistavision camera operator
Greg HecQ	....	electrician
Danny Hernandez	....	grip
Daniel Hipps	....	grip
Drew Hoffman	....	lighting temperature technician
John Holmes	....	first assistant camera
Paul Hughen	....	director of photography: second unit
Samuel Hughes	....	lighting technician
Kevin Ivey	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
John Janusek	....	key grip
Michael Kleiman	....	assistant camera: second unit
David Knoblock	....	lighting technician
Tobias Kownatzki	....	second assistant camera: "c" camera, Middle East
Richard Latham	....	assistant camera: Middle East
Damon Liebowitz	....	electrician
Michael Listorti	....	dolly grip
Xavier Luevano	....	grip
Lee Lusby	....	grip
Tamas Mack	....	additional first assistant camera
Daniel L. Magat	....	additional electrician
John Mang	....	dolly grip
Diego Mariscal	....	grip
Richard Masino	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit
BJ McDonnell	....	additional camera operator: second unit
David J. McGraw	....	digital video assist operator: additional photography
Maurice K. McGuire	....	camera operator
David J. McHugh	....	pre-rigging electrician
Anthony T. Miles	....	electrician
Marty Miller	....	grip
Christopher Moats	....	grip: Washington D.C.
Darin Moran	....	camera operator: "b" camera, second unit
Ian Mussell	....	grip
Geoff Nangle	....	grip
Ryan Nelson	....	best boy grip: second unit
Larry Nielsen	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Robert S. Nielsen	....	lighting technician
Michael Nie	....	film loader
Dara Norman	....	electrician
Patrick B. O'Brien	....	camera operator
Matthew Pebler	....	video assist production assistant
Nick Perfetto	....	electrician: Washington D.C.
Andrea Quaglio	....	first assistant camera: "d" camera, Abu Dhabi
Bradford Ralston	....	video assist operator
Robert Robinson	....	first assistant camera: "c" camera
Amishjim Schulze	....	rigging grip
Christopher Scott	....	video assist production assistant: Washington D.C.
David A. Seekins	....	assistant camera
Randy Stone	....	second assistant camera
Larry Sushinski	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Kevin Tiesiera	....	lighting technician
Chris Wagganer	....	video assist operator: second unit
Michael J. Walker	....	additional camera operator
Jarrod Wilson	....	grip
Brian Woronec	....	lighting programmer
Larry Blanford	....	director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
Mus Tyebkhan	....	camera trainee (uncredited)

Casting Department
Maryellen Aviano	....	extras casting
Kate Dowd	....	casting: London
Patrice Farner	....	extras casting assistant
Shaun Gerardo	....	casting associate
William E. Johnson III	....	casting assistant
Kirsty Kinnear	....	casting associate: London
Terry L. Lamfers	....	casting administrator
Thomas E. Marsh Jr.	....	extras casting
Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson	....	adr voice casting
Jocelyn E. Thomas	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jessica Albertson	....	assistant costume designer
Yaa Boaa Aning	....	costumer: Mr. Foxx
Maria Bradley	....	costumer: Ms. Garner
Toby Bronson	....	set costumer
Carol Demarti	....	head dyer and ager
Dominick De Rasmo	....	costume ager
David Fernandez	....	set costumer
Ed Fincher	....	key costumer
Catharine Fletcher Incaprera	....	key costumer
Dana Kay Hart	....	costume supervisor
Brenda E. Hayes	....	costume production assistant
Jim Morse	....	key military costumer
Marienne O'Brien	....	set costumer
Marty Pavatea	....	costumer
Tony Perri	....	set costumer
Mark Peterson	....	costume supervisor
Sally Roberts	....	key set costumer
Amanda Sroka	....	set costumer
Ivory Stanton	....	costume ager/dyer

Editorial Department
Jill Bogdanowicz	....	digital film colorist
Karen M. Boyle-Anastasio	....	digital film conformist (as Karen Boyle-Attanasio)
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Jamie Clarke	....	post-production assistant
Kris Cole	....	first assistant editor
Jason Fabbro	....	video colorist
Jimmy Fusil	....	digital intermediate producer
Katie Hedrich	....	second assistant editor
Matthew Kuborn	....	editorial production assistant
Stephen M. Rickert Jr.	....	assistant editor
Darin Wooldridge	....	additional digital colorist: Technicolor

Music Department
Bill Abbott	....	music editor
Pete Anthony	....	conductor
Michael Atwell	....	digital music recordist
Steve Bartek	....	orchestrator (as Steven Bartek)
Julian Bratolyubov	....	music preparation
Debbi Datz-Pyle	....	music contractor
Greg Dennen	....	scoring crew (as Greg Dennon)
Richard Grant	....	digital orchestral timing
Greg Hayes	....	assistant music engineer
Ernie Lee	....	midi preparation
T.J. Lindgren	....	additional music programmer
T.J. Lindgren	....	midi preparation
Marc Mann	....	midi preparation
Kathy Nelson	....	music supervisor
Denise Okimoto	....	assistant music editor
Jamie Olvera	....	scoring crew
Ray Pyle	....	score recordist
Ryan Robinson	....	scoring crew
Tim Rodier	....	music preparation
Shie Rozow	....	music editor
Dennis S. Sands	....	music scoring mixer (as Dennis Sands)
Edgardo Simone	....	orchestrator
Noah Scot Snyder	....	score recordist (as Noah Scott Snyder)
Scott Stambler	....	music editor: temp
Ron Vermillion	....	music preparation
Richard Wheeler Jr.	....	scoring crew (as Richard Wheeler)
Gina Zimmitti	....	music contractor

Transportation Department
Vaughn Bladen	....	driver
Mark Brown	....	production van operator
Denny Caira	....	transportation coordinator
Charlie Carpenter	....	driver
Karen K. Chang	....	transportation office coordinator
Rick Collins	....	picture car production assistant
Andersen Crine	....	driver: Chris Cooper
David W. Dale	....	driver: construction/rigging electric
John Feinblatt	....	picture car captain
Robert Foster Jr.	....	driver: honeywagon
Hal Gibson	....	az driver
Teresa Haney	....	transportation
William Hogue	....	driver
Brian J. Louis	....	picture car mechanic
Dennis McCarthy	....	picture car coordinator
Theresa M. Roehner	....	teamster driver
Jose M. Sanchez	....	driver
James Waitkus	....	driver
Bryan Yaconelli	....	picture car dispatcher

Other crew
Omar Adam	....	adr loop group
Braden Aftergood	....	assistant: Mr. Cameron / Ms. Aubrey
Robert Agee	....	craft service
Alexa Alden	....	script supervisor
Yamen Al Hajjar	....	technical consultant: Arabic/Islam
Ahmed Al-Ibrahim	....	technical consultant: Saudi Arabia, Arabic and Islam
Ryan Andersen	....	cast production assistant
Carrie Arnold	....	assistant production coordinator
Polly Auritt	....	assistant: Mr. Berg
Sherry Barber	....	production assistant
Anthony Batarse	....	adr voice
Rebecca Boyle	....	script supervisor: second unit
Brendon Brooks	....	production assistant
Stephan Burle	....	title designer
Ryan Bushman	....	craft service assistant
Cristal Calderon	....	production assistant
Christopher Campbell	....	location manager: re-shoots
Kimberly Carbajal	....	lead stand-in
Kristen Cascio	....	assistant: Mr. Stuber
Cindy Ceglarek	....	second assistant accountant
Ayesha Chagla	....	assistant production coordinator: Abu Dhabi
Joanna St. Clair	....	lead stand-in
Amanda Confavreux	....	production coordinator: Abu Dhabi unit
Laura Connors	....	location accountant: Abu Dhabi
Michele Cusick	....	production assistant
Ravi Devineni	....	production assistant
Brett Eidelman	....	additional second assistant accountant
Tyler Elliott	....	key assistant location manager
Dustin Ellis	....	second craft service
Karen Faust	....	second assistant accountant
David Fencl	....	armorer: second unit
Christopher Geair	....	assistant location manager: Washington DC unit
Dominique Generaux	....	production assistant
Shaun Gerardo	....	marketing manager
Sara Ghaffar	....	production assistant
David Giere	....	paramedic
Rosemary Graham	....	production assistant
Pamela B. Green	....	producer: main titles
Juliana Guedes	....	assistant: Mr. Mann
Pedro M. Guillen	....	executive assistant: Maria Norman
Susan Hartmann	....	travel coordinator
Kathleen Holland	....	animal wrangler
John Humber	....	cast production assistant
Harry Humphries	....	technical advisor
Nicholas Huynh	....	production assistant: Washington D.C.
Sean R. Jackson	....	production assistant
Rudy Joffroy	....	location scout: México
Karen Johnson	....	assistant: Mr. Stuber
Douglas M. Jones	....	set production assistant: Washington D.C.
Samantha Jones	....	assistant: Ms. Parent
Ahd Kamel	....	technical advisor
Brandon Kihl	....	moldmaker
Timber Kislan	....	first accountant
Richard Klein	....	international political advisor
Tim Kossa	....	location assistant: Washington D.C.
Richard Kroll	....	researcher: stock footage
Steven Lafferty	....	set production assistant: Washington, DC
Ashley Lamont	....	production assistant
John Latenser V	....	location manager: Washington D.C.
Cori Lomonte	....	production assistant
Michael B. Louis	....	assistant location manager
Stephanie Lovell	....	assistant auditor: Washington, DC
Ernie Malik	....	publicist
Dylan Matlock	....	set production assistant: Washington D.C.
Tommy McGrane	....	cast production assistant
David J. McGraw	....	computer/video playback operator
Peter McKernan	....	aerial coordinator
Don McKim	....	set production assistant
Paul Moncrief	....	production assistant
Michelle Montgomery	....	adr voice: child
Joey Naber	....	adr voice
Matthew Dillon Noonan	....	key location assistant
Maria Norman	....	executive: Forward Pass Inc.
Frédéric North	....	aerial coordinator
April Novak	....	production secretary
Shaun O'Banion	....	cast production assistant
George O'Barts	....	production assistant
David Paris	....	helicopter pilot
Stephen Parsey	....	accounting clerk
Robert Paulsen	....	key assistant location manager: re-shoots
Jared Pfeifer	....	assistant: Mr. Stuber
Jenny Pond	....	accounting clerk
Alana Porter	....	production assistant
Carlo Pratto	....	post-production accountant
KB Pugliese	....	assistant coordinator
Cris Rankin	....	animal wrangler
Jonathan Reich	....	key assistant location manager: Washington D.C.
Joe Russo	....	intern
Alya Sako	....	adr loop artist
Jane Sakowski	....	craft service assistant: Washington D.C.
Lee J. Santillan	....	second assistant accountant
Lori Scowley	....	production accountant
Elaine Shannon	....	technical advisor
Joel Shnowski	....	production assistant
David Silverton	....	assistant: Mr. Mann
Kerri Smeltzer	....	assistant travel coordinator
David Soldinger	....	assistant: Mr. Saeta
Jason Soule	....	production assistant
Linda Stanley	....	studio teacher
Scott Stravitz	....	key construction medic
Max Sturgeon	....	production assistant
David Thornsberry	....	location manager
Jeremy Tiffin	....	production assistant
Joel Tokarsky	....	payroll accountant
Murray Josiah Tuia	....	production assistant
Shermagne Umali	....	production assistant
Drew Vandervelde	....	production coordinator: Washington D.C.
Craig W. van Gundy	....	location scout
Jarik Van Sluijs	....	title designer
Megan VanWolvelaerd	....	intern
David Vogel	....	production assistant: Washington D.C.
Steve Wargo	....	supplier
Steve Weiss	....	location scout
Stephanie Meredith Weyant	....	set production assistant
Donald E. Wygal	....	production coordinator
Lee Zacharias	....	assistant: Ms. Parent
Kevin Du Toit	....	executive: Halon Entertainment (uncredited)
Michael Giannantonio	....	location assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Tom Aguilar	....	in memory of (as Thomas Aguilar)
Lance Gunnin	....	in memory of
Nick Papac	....	in memory of (as Nicholas M. Papac)

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures
• Forward Pass
• MDBF Zweite Filmgesellschaft
• Relativity Media
• thinkfilm (Washington DC scenes)

Distributors

• EDKO Film (2007) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2007) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2007) (Japan) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2007) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2007) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures (2007) (UK) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2009) (Argentina) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Intercontinental Video (2007) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
• Universal Home Video (2008) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (HD-DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD) (HD-DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)

Special Effects

• Rhythm and Hues (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Armies of the World  sets and props
• Audiolink Radio Communications  walkie talkies
• Corbis  stock photographs
• Eastwood Scoring Stage  orchestra recorded at
• Executive Assurance  security
• Filmworks FZ  production services: United Arab Emirates
• Global Imageworks  stock footage
• Kissinger McLarty Associates  international political advisors
• Kodak Cinelabs Dubai  film stock
• Kona Cutting  negative cutting
• PIC Agency  main title prologue sequence (as PIC)
• Pacific Title  end titles
• Packair Airfreight  international logistics
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Paramount Transportation Services  provided FBI vehicles
• Paramount Transportation Services  transportation services
• Phoenix Film Office  special thanks
• Production Copier Company  production equipment and services
• Rockbottom Rentals  junxion box rentals
• Show-N-Tell Video Productions  video tapes supplied by
• Synxspeed  French version (uncredited)
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  digital intermediate
• Transportation Resources  transportation equipment
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack

Also Known As:

Operation: Kingdom (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated R for intense sequences of graphic brutal violence, and for language.

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English | Arabic

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta) | Canada:18A (British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Netherlands:16 | UK:15 | Sweden:15 | Ireland:15A | South Korea:18 | Denmark:15 | South Africa:16LV | USA:R (certificate #43538) | Finland:K-15 | Australia:MA | Singapore:NC-16 | Germany:16 | Kuwait:(Banned) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | France:-12 | Malaysia:18SG | Japan:PG-12 | Taiwan:R-12 | Philippines:R-13 | Portugal:M/16 | Norway:15 | New Zealand:R16 | Spain:18

Filming Locations:

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

The production team had originally wanted to shoot the film on location in Saudi Arabia, but political and logistical issues made this far too difficult. Instead, Tom Duffield and the production design team re-constructed exterior urban scenes for the chase and shootout on an empty lot near Mesa, Arizona, using photographs from the internet and some that director Peter Berg had taken on a visit to the country prior to filming. Some additional on location photography was shot in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. This includes the Prince's palace and larger exteriors with skyscrapers, major city streets and highways.

Goofs:

Continuity: After the Saudi commandos raid the bomb makers hideout and kill them all, Damon Schmidt comes in and starts talking with the FBI agents. He then goes over to the wall and picks up one of the assault rifles against the wall by the barrel. Fleury tells him to put it back and he is now holding the rifle by the grip.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Narrator #1: After capturing most of the Arabian Peninsula with the help of the Wahhabi Islamic warriors, Ibn Saud establishes the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Friday Night Lights: Leave No One Behind (#2.14)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Rhymetime

has the makings of something memorable but takes the easy way out

When a devastating terrorist attack occurs in Saudi Arabia resulting in the death of an American federal agent and several civilians, the FBI is reluctant to conduct their own investigation for fear of severing international relations with an uncooperative Saudi government. Foxx is the head of the bureau's Rapid Action team. Accompanied by fellow agents Cooper (an explosives expert), and Garner (a forensic specialist), he leads an "unofficial" expedition to the site to try and seek out the guilty party. Political thriller has a realistic setup and three capable leads, but unfortunately the film rambles, and reduces itself to a revenge flick on its way to an action-packed climax that feels desperately contrived. The story is interesting but never convincing, especially the ending which is hollow and sentimental. **