CinemaOSMovie · 2019 · 1h 30m

The Hunt for Jihadi John

IMDbDocumentary

The inside story of Mohammed Emwazi's journey from being an ordinary London boy to becoming terrorist 'Jihadi John', and the intelligence operatives' attempts to catch him.

Directed byAnthony Wonke

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 30m
Language
EN
Released
May 20, 2019
Studios
NutopiaHBOHBO Documentary Films

Featuring

Cast & crew

9 credited
Starring
Mohammed Emwazi

Mohammed Emwazi

Self (archive footage)

Diane Foley

Self, James Foley's mother

Emma El-Badawy

Self (as Emman El-Badawy)

Robert Verkaik

Self, author of 'Jihadi John: The Making of a Terrorist'

Jo Shuter

Self

Claudia Giarrusso

Self

Douglas H. Wise

Self, retired member of CIA's Senior Intelligence Service

David Petraeus

David Petraeus

Self

James Foley

Self (archive footage)

Creative team
Directed by
Anthony Wonke
Anthony Wonke
Written by
Richard Kerbaj
Produced by
Richard Kerbaj

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