Damascus Cover

Damascus Cover
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDaniel Zelik Berk
Written by
  • Daniel Zelk Berk
  • Samantha Newton
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyChloë Thomson
Edited byMartin Brinkler
Music byHarry Escott
Production
companies
  • Xeitgeist Entertainment Group
  • Marcys Holdings
  • BBM
Distributed byVertical Entertainment
Release dates
  • September 23, 2017 (2017-09-23) (Boston)
  • July 20, 2018 (2018-07-20) (United States)
Running time
93 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
Box office$19,532[1]

Damascus Cover is a 2017 political thriller film, directed by Daniel Zelik Berk, from a screenplay by Berk and Samantha Newton. It is based upon the 1977 novel of the same name by Howard Kaplan. It stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Olivia Thirlby, Jürgen Prochnow, Igal Naor, Navid Negahban and John Hurt. This was Hurt's final film appearance before his death; the film was dedicated to his memory.

The film had its world premiere at the Boston Film Festival on September 23, 2017. It was released on July 20, 2018, by Vertical Entertainment.

  1. ^ "Damascus Cover (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 1, 2022.