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Strip Search is a drama film made for the HBO network, first aired on April 27, 2004. The film explores the status of individual liberties in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks and the approval of the USA PATRIOT Act. The film was directed by Sidney Lumet and written by Oz creator Tom Fontana. It stars Glenn Close, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ken Leung, Bruno Lastra and Dean Winters. The film was first screened at the Monaco Film Premiere with Lumet in person presenting it, in the presence of Fontana.
Original Release
04/27/2004
US Release
04/27/2004
Cast
Name | Character |
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Austin Pendleton | James Perley |
Tom Guiry | Gerry Sykes |
Fred Koheler | Jimmy Briggs |
Zack Manzella | High School Boy |
Daniel May Wong | Arresting Officer |
Maggie Gyllenhaal | Linda Sykes |
Jim Gaffigan | Reverend Craig Peterson |
Bruno Lastra | Sharif Bin Said |
Glenn Close | Karen Moore |
Dean Winters | Ned McGrath |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Austin Pendleton | James Perley |
Tom Guiry | Gerry Sykes |
Fred Koheler | Jimmy Briggs |
Zack Manzella | High School Boy |
Daniel May Wong | Arresting Officer |
Maggie Gyllenhaal | Linda Sykes |
Jim Gaffigan | Reverend Craig Peterson |
Bruno Lastra | Sharif Bin Said |
Glenn Close | Karen Moore |
Dean Winters | Ned McGrath |
Caroline Kava | Alvira Sykes |
Peter Jacobson | John Scanlon |
Anahid | Aaisha Bin Said |
Raymond Anthony Thomas | Clerk |
David Fonteno | Paul Lewis |
Christopher McCann | Nicholas Hudson |
Nelson Lee | Xiu-Juan Chang |
Ramsey Faragallah | Abdul Amin |
Pell James | Willa Sheilds |
William Abadie | Supporting |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Tom Fontana | Executive Producer |
Barry Levinson | Executive Producer |
Mark A. Baker | Producer |
Irene Burns | Producer |
Jeff Sells | Producer |