Question (al-Mas' Ala Al-Kubra) cast British actor Oliver Reed as the vicious Lt-Col Gerard Leachman who is righteously killed in the 1920 Iraqi revolution. In 1980 Hussein promoted his own mythology with the autobiographical 6-hour epic The Long Days (al-Ayyam al-tawila), the saga of Hussein's participation in the 1958 failed assassination attempt on Prime Minister Abd al-Karim Qasim, and his subsequent heroic escape back to Tikrit. The film was edited and partially directed by Terence Young, the British director who made his name helming the early James Bond films Dr. No and Thunderball (film). Hussein is played by Saddam Kamel, a cousin and son-in-law of Hussein's, who eventually ran afoul of the leader and was murdered in 1996. After Iraq started attacks against Kuwait, Iraq sanctions made filmmaking an impossibility in the country, although a new generation of filmmakers is coming alive in Baghdad. Notable Iraqi Actors Ibraham Alzubaidy, (1978–), starred in the California State University, Northridge screenwriting Lewis Alsamari, (1976–), starred in the Universal Pictures film United 93 Charlotte Lewis, most notable for her lead female role in The Golden Child alongside Eddie Murphy Yasmine Hanani, featured in documentary films Voices of Iraq, My Country, My Country and Battle for Haditha (film) Don Hany, (1975–), (Won Best Actor for Winning the Peace (2005) and known for his role as Theo Rahme in White Collar Blue Heather Raffo (Iraqi-American born in Michigan), Award-winning playwright/actress most known for her role in 9 Parts of Desire Shero Rauf Basam Ridha Zina Zaflow Notable Iraqi Film directors Ibraham Alzubaidy Abbas Fahdel, director of Dawn of the World Usama Alshaibi, director of Muhammad and Jane and Nice Bombs Amer Alwan, known for winning an award for Zaman, The Man From The Reeds Zana Briski, director of Born into Brothels Ishtar Yasin Gutierrez Anisa Mehdi, Emmy Award-winning film director, journalist and director of Inside Mecca Najeen Shero Rauf Maysoon Pachachi, director of Return to the Land of Wonders Rashed Radwan Saad Salman, film director known for his documentary Baghdad On/Off Baz Shamoun, film director and maker of short documentary Where is Iraq? Oday Rasheed, director and writer, Underexposure and Qarantina Mohamed Al-Daradji, director of Ahlaam and Son of Babylon Mohanad Hayal, director of Haifa Street Ali Raheem, director of Balanja Films Films shot in Iraq The Exorcist (1973) - Hatra was used as the setting for the opening scene. Back to Babylon (film) (2002) -