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House of Saddam is a 2008 drama that charted the rise and fall of Saddam Hussein. A co-production between BBC Television and HBO Films, the series was first broadcast on BBC Two in four parts between 30 July and 20 August 2008.
Original Release
07/30/2008 on BBC
US Release
12/07/2008
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Igal Naor | Saddam Hussein |
| Shohreh Aghdashloo | Sajida Hussein / Sajida Khairallah Talfah |
| Makram Khoury | Tariq Aziz |
| Philip Arditti | Uday Hussein |
| Mounir Margoum | Qusay Hussein |
| Agni Scott | Raghad Hussein |
| Amr Waked | Hussein Kamel |
| Uri Gavriel | Ali Hassan Al Majid |
| Christine Stephen-Daly | Samira Shahbandar / Samira Shabandar |
| Saïd Amadis | Adnan Khairallah / Adnan Khalirallah |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode #1.1 | Wednesday, 30 July 2008 |
| 2 | Episode #1.2 | Wednesday, 06 August 2008 |
| 3 | Episode #1.3 | Wednesday, 13 August 2008 |
| 4 | Episode #1.4 | Wednesday, 20 August 2008 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Igal Naor | Saddam Hussein |
| Shohreh Aghdashloo | Sajida Hussein / Sajida Khairallah Talfah |
| Makram Khoury | Tariq Aziz |
| Philip Arditti | Uday Hussein |
| Mounir Margoum | Qusay Hussein |
| Agni Scott | Raghad Hussein |
| Amr Waked | Hussein Kamel |
| Uri Gavriel | Ali Hassan Al Majid |
| Christine Stephen-Daly | Samira Shahbandar / Samira Shabandar |
| Saïd Amadis | Adnan Khairallah / Adnan Khalirallah |
| Amber Rose Revah | Hala Hussein |
| Shivaani Ghai | Rana Hussein |
| Daniel Lundh | Saddam Kamel |
| Said Taghmaoui | Barzan Ibrahim |
| Toni Maalouf | Mohammed |
| Sean Arnold | Rolf Ekeus |
| Hichem Rostom | Mohammed Ghani |
| Bahram Ehsas | Mustapha Hussein |
| Akbar Kurtha | Kamel Hanna |
| Essa Zahir | Depot Manager |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Hilary Salmon | Executive Producer |
| Alex Holmes | Executive Producer |
| Andrew Wood | Producer |
| Nick Jones | Producer |
| Steve Lightfoot | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2009 | Emmy | Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special | Nominated |
| 2009 | Emmy | Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special | Nominated |
| 2009 | Emmy | Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Movie | Nominated |
| 2009 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie | Won |
