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The Hunt for Jihadi John

The Hunt for Jihadi John

2019•1h 30m
Documentary

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.

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Production

Nutopia, HBO, HBO Documentary Films, Live Media, Entertainment One, Channel 4 Television

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Mohammed Emwazi

Mohammed Emwazi

Self (archive footage)

Diane Foley

Self, James Foley's mother

Emma El-Badawy

Self (as Emman El-Badawy)

Robert Verkaik

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

Jo Shuter

Self

Claudia Giarrusso

Self

Douglas H. Wise

Self, retired member of CIA's Senior Intelligence Service

David Petraeus

David Petraeus

Self

James Foley

Self (archive footage)

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