Jim: The James Foley Story

Name: Jim: The James Foley Story
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2016-01-23
Duration: 1 h 51 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Ben Chase, Diane Foley, James Foley, John Foley, Michael D. Joseph

2016·Movie·111 min·★ 7.4(43)

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In August, 2014, a video of the public execution of American photojournalist James Foley rippled across the globe. Foley wore an orange jumpsuit as he knelt beside an ISIS militant dressed in black. That image challenged the world to deal with a new face of terror. And it tested one American family. Seen through the lens of filmmaker Brian Oakes, Foley’s close childhood friend, Jim takes us from small-town New England to the adrenaline-fueled front lines of Libya and Syria, where Foley pushed the limits of danger to report on the plight of civilians impacted by war.

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About Jim: The James Foley Story

Jim: The James Foley Story is a 2016 English-language documentary film directed by Brian Oakes. The cast is led by Ben Chase, Diane Foley, James Foley. It has a runtime of 1h 51m. In United States, it is currently streaming on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max.

Jim: The James Foley Story was produced by Kunhardt Films and HBO Documentary Films and made in United States of America. It was released on January 23, 2016.

Director: Brian Oakes
Writers: Chris Chuang, Brian Oakes, Heather MacDonald
Release date: January 23, 2016
Original language: English
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Production: Kunhardt Films, HBO Documentary Films

Jim: The James Foley Story cast & crew

Jim: The James Foley Story was directed by Brian Oakes and written by Chris Chuang, Brian Oakes, and Heather MacDonald.

The cast features Ben Chase as Jim (recreations), Diane Foley as Self, James Foley as Self (archive footage), John Foley as Self, Michael D. Joseph as Hostage (recreations), and Magnus Tonning Riise as Daniel (recreations).

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Saul Simon MacWilliams, cinematography is by Matthew Vandyke, and it was produced by Sheila Nevins and Peter W. Kunhardt.

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