Secret History Saddam Goes to Hollywood (Season 16, Episode 6)
TV Episode | Documentary, History

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Secret History

Saddam Goes to Hollywood (Season 16, Episode 6)

TV Episode | Documentary, History

The incredible story of one of the most bizarre films ever made - a disastrous, epic 1980s movie telling the story of the founding of Iraq, which was bankrolled by Saddam Hussein and starring Oliver Reed.

Director

Stephen Finnigan

Producers

Stephen Finnigan | Nick London

Cinematographer

Mike Robinson

Editor

Nico Bee

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Release date

Jul 24, 2016 (United Kingdom)

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16 cast members

Name	Known for
Hugo Speer Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	The Musketeers (2014)
Vic Armstrong Self - Stuntman Self - Stuntman See fewer	Left Behind (I) (2014)
Josephie Burge Self (as Josephie Ryan-Purcell) Self (as Josephie Ryan-Purcell) See fewer	Secret History (1991)
Stephan Chase Self - Actor Self - Actor See fewer	Macbeth (1971)
Virginia Denham Self - Actress Self - Actress See fewer	London's Burning (1988)
Saddam Hussein Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Long Days (1980)
Lateif Jorephani Self - Producer and Co-Writer Self - Producer and Co-Writer See fewer	Clash of Loyalties (1983)
Richard Lindley Self - Panorama Reporter Self - Panorama Reporter See fewer	Paradise Postponed (1986)
Derek Malcolm Self - London Film Festival Organiser 1984 Self - London Film Festival Organiser 1984 See fewer	Discovering Film (2014)
Roger McDonald Self - Camera Assistant Self - Camera Assistant See fewer	Inception (2010)
Mark Penfold Self - Actor Self - Actor See fewer	Wire in the Blood (2002)
Oliver Reed Self / Colonel Leachman (archive footage) Self / Colonel Leachman (archive footage) See fewer	Gladiator (2000)
Helen Ryan Self - Actress Self - Actress See fewer	The Elephant Man (1980)
Mohamed Shukri Jameel Self - Director Self - Director See fewer	Clash of Loyalties (1983)
George Sweeney Self - Actor Self - Actor See fewer	Revolver (2005)
Robert Vowels Self - Actor Self - Actor See fewer	Beau Geste (1966)