The Hunt for Jihadi John

The Hunt for Jihadi John

90 mins | Documentary | May 20, 2019

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.

The Hunt for Jihadi John

90 mins | Documentary | May 20, 2019

The Hunt for Jihadi John
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.
Producers HBO, Channel 4 Television, Entertainment One, HBO Documentary Films, Nutopia, Live Media
Original title The Hunt for Jihadi John
Directors Anthony Wonke
Writers Richard Kerbaj

Cast

Mohammed Emwazi

as Self (archive footage)

Diane Foley

as Self, James Foley's mother

Emma El-Badawy

as Self (as Emman El-Badawy)

Robert Verkaik

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

Jo Shuter

as Self

Douglas H. Wise

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

David Petraeus

as Self

James Foley

as Self (archive footage)