Movie: The Hunt for Jihadi John

Top 9 Billed Cast

Mohammed Emwazi
Mohammed Emwazi

Self (archive footage)

Diane Foley
Diane Foley

Self, James Foley's mother

Emma El-Badawy
Emma El-Badawy

Self (as Emman El-Badawy)

Robert Verkaik
Robert Verkaik

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

Jo Shuter
Jo Shuter

Self

Claudia Giarrusso
Claudia Giarrusso

Self

Douglas H. Wise
Douglas H. Wise

Self, retired member of CIA's Senior Intelligence Service

David Petraeus
David Petraeus

Self

James Foley
James Foley

Self (archive footage)

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