The Looming Tower The General (Season 1, Episode 7)
TV-MA
TV Episode | 50 min | Drama, History

The Looming Tower

The General (Season 1, Episode 7)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 50 min | Drama, History

O'Neill and Soufan travel to Yemen to begin the investigation into the bombing of the USS Cole. The FBI becomes aware of a meeting in Malaysia and of Khallad, without knowing the CIA has been aware of both of those things for months.

Director

Michael Slovis

Writers

Dan Futterman (created by) | Alex Gibney (created by) | Lawrence Wright (created by) (based on the book "The Looming Tower" by) | Ali Selim (written by) (story editor) | Shannon Houston (staff writer)

Producers

Peter Feldman | Ali Soufan | Lauren Whitney

Composer

Will Bates

Cinematographers

Jim Denault | Frederick Elmes (as Fred Elmes)

Editor

Daniel A. Valverde

Casting Director

Avy Kaufman

Production Designer

Lester Cohen

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 28, 2018

Release date

Mar 28, 2018 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 11 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
24 cast members

Name	Known for
Jeff Daniels John O'Neill John O'Neill See fewer	The Squid and the Whale (2005)
Tahar Rahim Ali Soufan Ali Soufan See fewer	A Prophet (2009)
Wrenn Schmidt Diane Marsh Diane Marsh See fewer	For All Mankind (2019)
Bill Camp Robert Chesney (credit only) Robert Chesney (credit only) See fewer	Sound of Freedom (2023)
Louis Cancelmi Vince Stuart (credit only) Vince Stuart (credit only) See fewer	Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
Virginia Kull Kathy Shaughnessy Kathy Shaughnessy See fewer	Big Little Lies (2017)
Ella Rae Peck Heather Heather See fewer	Bachelorette (2012)
Sullivan Jones Floyd Bennet Floyd Bennet See fewer	The Gilded Age (2022)
Michael Stuhlbarg Richard Clarke (credit only) Richard Clarke (credit only) See fewer	A Serious Man (2009)
Peter Sarsgaard Martin Schmidt Martin Schmidt See fewer	Shattered Glass (2003)
Jennifer Ehle Ambassador Barbara Bodine Ambassador Barbara Bodine See fewer	Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Ali Suliman General Qamish General Qamish See fewer	The Kingdom (2007)
Jamie Neumann Toni-Ann Marino Toni-Ann Marino See fewer	The Deuce (2017)
Eyad Nassar Amin Amin See fewer	El-Gamaah (2010)
Hicham Belaoudi Quso Quso See fewer	13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016)
Nezar Alderazi Jamal al-Badawi Jamal al-Badawi See fewer	The Mauritanian (2021)
Samer Bisharat Khallad Khallad See fewer	Fauda (2015)
Donald Sage Mackay Commander Kirk Lippold (as Donald Mackay) Commander Kirk Lippold (as Donald Mackay) See fewer	The Regime (2024)
Farid Regragui Khallad Driver Khallad Driver See fewer	Spy Game (2001)
Akpore Uzoh Navy Diver Navy Diver See fewer	The Looming Tower (2018)
Noureddine Aberdine Older Officer Older Officer See fewer	Men in Black: International (2019)
Achraf Bahouss Tea Boy at Police HQ Tea Boy at Police HQ See fewer	The Looming Tower (2018)
Amal Abdellatif Pirate Boy Pirate Boy See fewer	The Looming Tower (2018)
Georgia Landers Bodine's Assistant (uncredited) Bodine's Assistant (uncredited) See fewer	Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)