Official Secrets (2019)
The true story of British intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun who—prior to the 2003 Iraq invasion—leaked a top-secret NSA memo exposing a joint US-UK illegal spying operation against members of the UN Security Council. The memo proposed blackmailing member states into voting for war.
Director:
Gavin Hood
Writers:
Gavin Hood, Gregory Bernstein, Sara Bernstein.
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Keira Knightley as Katharine Gun |
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Matt Smith as Martin Bright |
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Ralph Fiennes as Ben Emmerson |
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Adam Bakri as Yasar Gun |
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Matthew Goode as Peter Beaumont |
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Rhys Ifans as Ed Vulliamy |
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Indira Varma as Shami Chakrabarti |
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John Heffernan as James Welch |
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Conleth Hill as Roger Alton |
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Jack Farthing as Andy Dumfries |
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MyAnna Buring as Jasmine |
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Peter Guinness as TinTin |
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Chris Reilly as Gerry |
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Shaun Dooley as John |
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Ray Panthaki as Kamal Ahmed |
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Chris Larkin as Nigel Jones |
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Monica Dolan as Fiona Bygate |
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Clive Francis as Rear Admiral Nick Wilkinson |
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Tamsin Greig as Elizabeth Wilmshurst |
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Hattie Morahan as Yvonne Ridley |
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Kenneth Cranham as Judge Hyam |
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Jeremy Northam as Ken MacDonald |
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Katherine Kelly as Jacqueline Jones |
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Hanako Footman as Nicole Mowbray |
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Angus Wright as Mark Ellison |
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Jeremy Northam as Ken Macdonald |
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Katherine Kelly as Jacqueline / MI6 Agent |
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Clive Francis as Rear-Admiral Nick Wilkinson |
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Raad Rawi as Mel |
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Fiona Skinner as Policewoman |
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Tony Blair as Self (archival footage) |
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George W. Bush as Self (archival footage) |
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Andrew Marr as Self (archival footage) |
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Katharine Gun as Self (archival footage) |
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Niccy Lin as Mi-Yung |
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Gabrielle Downey as Mrs. Archer |
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Lindy Whiteford as Edie Rielly |
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Janie Dee as Jan Clements |
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Will Barton as Paul Beaver |
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Martin Bright as |
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Vanessa Thorpe as |
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Shaun Dooley as John Internal Security |
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Sophie Duval as Female Custody Sergeant |
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Stuart Ramsay as |
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Chris Reilly as Jerry |
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Jodie McNee as Duty Solicitor |
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David Maybrick as Officer Pitt |
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Simon Rogers as Officer Knowles |
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Raquel Cassidy as Anne Emmerson |
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Corinna Wilson as |
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Brett Allen as Duty Officer |
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Patrick Moy as Driver |
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Vinta Morgan as |
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Jessica Fostekew as |
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Kenneth Cranham as Judge |
Camera | Florian Hoffmeister | Director of Photography |
Writing | Gavin Hood | Screenplay |
Directing | Gavin Hood | Director |
Sound | Paul Hepker | Original Music Composer |
Sound | Mark Kilian | Original Music Composer |
Editing | Megan Gill | Editor |
Production | Kate Dowd | Casting |
Writing | Gregory Bernstein | Screenplay |
Production | Elizabeth Fowler | Producer |
Costume & Make-Up | Claire Finlay-Thompson | Costume Design |
Art | Simon Rogers | Production Design |
Production | Ged Doherty | Producer |
Writing | Sara Bernstein | Screenplay |
Production | Melissa Shiyu Zuo | Producer |
Writing | Marcia Mitchell | Book |
Writing | Thomas Mitchell | Book |