Lions for Lambs
An ambitious Senate candidate must sell his Afghanistan strategy to a skeptical reporter while a trapped Special Forces squad fights for survival and a college professor confronts the war’s human cost.
“If you don't STAND for something, you might FALL for anything.”
Synopsis
The film interweaves three narratives unfolding in real time over ninety minutes. In one storyline, a Republican senator and presidential candidate delivers a one-hour interview to a skeptical television reporter, outlining his strategy for success in Afghanistan. Simultaneously, two members of a special forces unit, trapped after being ambushed on an Afghani ridge, await rescue as Taliban forces approach. In a third narrative, a political science professor at a California college attempts to re-engage a student in conversation.
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A crew of 272+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Joe HutshingShot by Philippe RousselotScored by Mark IshamDesigned by Jan RoelfsSound by Christopher BoyesCostumes by Mary ZophresStunts by Charles Croughwell
Box Office
2007 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.9× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$64.8M
US & Canada: $15.0M — 23% of worldwide · International: $49.8M (77%)
Opening weekend: $6.7M — 45% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $8.7M — 58% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 2,215 theaters
Also known as
- Von Löwen und Lämmernde
- Leones por corderoses
- Lions et Agneauxfr
- Leoni per agnelliit
- (French)Lions et agneaux
- (Bulgarian)Офицери и пешки
Release dates around the world5 countries · showhide
- United StatesOct 18, 2007
- United KingdomOct 22, 2007
- ItalyOct 23, 2007
- GermanyOct 24, 2007
- FranceOct 25, 2007
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Cast & Crew
272 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Tom Cruise
as Senator Jasper Irving
Meryl Streep
as Janine Roth
Robert Redford
as Professor Stephen Malley
Michael Pena
as Ernest Rodriguez
Andrew Garfield
as Todd Hayes
Peter Berg
as Lt. Col. Falco
Kevin Dunn
as ANX Editor
Derek Luke
as Arian Finch
Larry Bates
as Soldier
Christopher May
as Soldier
David Pease
as Soldier
Heidi Janson
as Soldier
Supporting cast
38Christopher Carley
as Sniper
George Back
as Student
Kristy Wu
as Student
Bo Brown
as Student
Josh Zuckerman
as Student
Samantha Carro
as Student
Christopher Jordan
as Student
Angela Stefanelli
as Student
John Brently Reynolds
as Skinny
Paula Rhodes
as Summer - ANX News Reporter
Muna Otaru
as Nervous Student
Clay Wilcox
as Crew Chief
Sarayu Blue
as Senator Irving's Receptionist
Amanda Loncar
as Young Assistant
Richard Burns
as Senate Employee
Kevin Collins
as Ranger
Candace Moon
as Fate
Chris Hoffman
as Bully Dog
Louise Linton
as Skin Care Consultant
Jennifer Sommerfeld
as Talk Show Host #1
Wynonna Smith
as Talk Show Host #2
Babar Peerzada
as Afghan Fighter
Wade Harlan
as Helicopter Pilot
Paul Adams
as Helicopter Pilot
Michael T Peoples
as Veteran Soldier
Michael Ahl
as Visitor at Vietnam Memorial
Cathy Beasley
as College Student
Lawrence Broughton
as Soldier
Mika Brzezinski
as Self, Self - Radio anchor
Hans Hernke
as Soldier
Elise Jackson
as Student
Richard Kreps
as Ranger Lt.
Rick Margaritov
as Waiter
Talia Montgomery
as Journalist
Ajani Perkins
as Voice
Albert Rutecki
as Student who asks question
Lucia Tarantino
as Waitress
Sonny Villarreal
as Journalist
Directors
1Writers
1Producers
8Other crew
218Lindsay Dougherty
accounting clerk
Mike Topoozian
additional first assistant director
David Boulton
adr mixer
Rick Canelli
adr recordist
Barbara Harris
adr voice casting
Steve Berens
animal wrangler
Francois Audouy
as Francois Audouy
James Babineaux
assistant chief electrician
Jimmy Ellis
assistant chief lighting technician: additional photography
Jenny Eagan
assistant costume designer
Mike Jackson
assistant editor
George D Thomas
assistant location manager (as Dorion Thomas)
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