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The Shadows in the Cave (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary, History

Director
Writer
Adam Curtis (written by)
Producer
Adam Curtis (produced by)
Cinematographer
Lucy Kelsall (camera)
Status
Edit Released
Updated Dec 31, 2004

Release date
2004 (United Kingdom)
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Cast

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26 cast members
Name Known for
Ayman al-Zawahiri
Self (archive footage) (as Ayman Zawahiri) Self (archive footage) (as Ayman Zawahiri)   See fewer
Osama bin Laden
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Tony Blair
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Jason Burke
Self - Author 'Al Qaeda' Self - Author 'Al Qaeda'   See fewer
George W. Bush
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Vincent Cannistraro
Self - Head of Counter-terrorism CIA 1988-90 Self - Head of Counter-terrorism CIA 1988-90   See fewer
Dick Cheney
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
David Cole
Self - Professor of Law - Georgetown University Self - Professor of Law - Georgetown University   See fewer
Bill Durodie
Self - Director International Centre for Security Analysis - Kings College Self - Director International Centre for Security Analysis - Kings College   See fewer
Ron Hansen
Self - Reporter - The Detroit News Self - Reporter - The Detroit News   See fewer
Saddam Hussein
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
David Johnston
Self - Intelligence Specialist - New York Times Self - Intelligence Specialist - New York Times   See fewer
Gilles Kepel
Self - Historian of Islamist Movement Self - Historian of Islamist Movement   See fewer
Lewis Z. Koch
Self - Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Self - Bulletin of Atomic Scientists   See fewer
Roger Lane
Self - Commander, British Forces (archive footage) (as Brigadier Roger Lane) Self - Commander, British Forces (archive footage) (as Brigadier Roger Lane)   See fewer
John Molloy
Self - Defence Lawyer Lackawanna Trial Self - Defence Lawyer Lackawanna Trial   See fewer
John Prados
Self - National Security Archive - Washington (as Dr John Prados) Self - National Security Archive - Washington (as Dr John Prados)   See fewer
Sayyid Qutb
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Theodore Rockwell
Self - Nuclear Scientist and Radiation Risk Expert (as Dr Theodore Rockwell) Self - Nuclear Scientist and Radiation Risk Expert (as Dr Theodore Rockwell)   See fewer
Donald Rumsfeld
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Sam Schmidt
Self - Defence Lawyer Embassy Bombings Trial Self - Defence Lawyer Embassy Bombings Trial   See fewer
William Swor
Self - Defence Lawyer Detroit Sleeper Cell Trial Self - Defence Lawyer Detroit Sleeper Cell Trial   See fewer
Adam Curtis
Narrator (voice) (uncredited) Narrator (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
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