Movie
In the Loop
Overview
The US President and the UK Prime Minister are planning on launching a war in the Middle East, but—behind the scenes—government officials and advisers are either promoting the war or are trying to prevent it.
Details
- Release date
- 2009-01-22
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Genres
- Comedy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Aramid Entertainment, BBC Film, UK Film Council, Protagonist Pictures
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Peter Capaldi as Malcolm Tucker
- Tom Hollander as Simon Foster
- Gina McKee as Judy Molloy
- James Gandolfini as Lt Gen. George Miller
- Chris Addison as Toby Wright
- Anna Chlumsky as Liza Weld
- Paul Higgins as Jamie McDonald
- Mimi Kennedy as Karen Clarke
- Alex Macqueen as Sir Jonathan Tutt
- Olivia Poulet as Suzy
- David Rasche as Linton Barwick
- James Smith as Michael Rodgers
Crew
- Armando Iannucci - Director
- Jesse Armstrong - Screenplay
- Simon Blackwell - Screenplay
- Armando Iannucci - Screenplay
- Tony Roche - Screenplay
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