The Hunt for Jihadi John

Duration: 90 min

Release date: 2019-05-20

IMDB

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.

Documentary

The Hunt for Jihadi John

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Mohammed Emwazi

Mohammed Emwazi

as Self (archive footage)

as Self, James Foley's mother

as Self (as Emman El-Badawy)

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

Claudia Giarrusso

Claudia Giarrusso

Douglas H. Wise

Douglas H. Wise

as Self, retired member of CIA's Senior Intelligence Service

as Self (archive footage)

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Executive Producer

Byron Broadbent

Byron Broadbent

Production Design

Director of Photography

Associate Producer

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Original Music Composer

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