Directed by
| Laura Poitras | ||
Cast (in credits order)
Produced by
| Sara Bernstein | ... | supervising producer: HBO |
| Barbara Biemann | ... | commissioning editor: NDR |
| Mathilde Bonnefoy | ... | producer |
| Daniel Buresch | ... | production executive: NDR |
| Brenda Coughlin | ... | distribution producer |
| Kirsten Johnson | ... | co-producer |
| Marcelo Lessa | ... | field producer |
| David Menschel | ... | executive producer |
| Sheila Nevins | ... | executive producer |
| Laura Poitras | ... | producer |
| Tom Quinn | ... | executive producer |
| Sonja Scheider | ... | commissioning editor: BR |
| Katy Scoggin | ... | co-producer |
| Jeff Skoll | ... | executive producer |
| Steven Soderbergh | ... | executive producer |
| Diane Weyermann | ... | executive producer |
| Dirk Wilutzky | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| Kirsten Johnson | ||
| Trevor Paglen | ||
| Laura Poitras | ||
| Katy Scoggin | ||
Film Editing by
| Mathilde Bonnefoy | ||
Sound Department
| Alexander Buck | ... | dialogue editor |
| Jimmy Chalk | ... | adr recordist |
| Thomas Kalbér | ... | assistant re-recording mixer |
| Judy Karp | ... | sound recordist |
| Frank Kruse | ... | sound designer |
| Adam Laschinger | ... | adr recordist |
| Matthias Lempert | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Laura Poitras | ... | sound recordist |
| Carsten Richter | ... | foley artist |
| Hans Schumann | ... | music editor |
| Helene Seidl | ... | additional sound editor |
| Markus Stemler | ... | additional sound editor |
| Marcus Sujata | ... | foley mixer |
| André Zacher | ... | adr recordist |
Visual Effects by
| Killian Manning | ... | visual effects |
| Bryce Nielsen | ... | visual effects consultant |
| Neil Reynolds | ... | titles |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Jimmy Chalk | ... | additional camera |
| Juan Luis Passarelli | ... | cameraman |
| Heloísa Passos | ... | additional camera |
| Adam Ruszkowski | ... | additional camera |
| Dirk Wilutzky | ... | additional camera |
| Ed Moore | ... | aerial cinematographer (uncredited) |
Editorial Department
| Christina Burchard | ... | additional editor |
| Robert Friebe | ... | colorist: final grading |
| Maria Frycz | ... | post production supervisor |
| Arne Hastedt | ... | head of production |
| Steffen Paul | ... | digital intermediate colorist |
| Jenny Perlin | ... | assistant editor |
| Steffen Schuchhardt | ... | post production engineer |
| Katy Scoggin | ... | assistant editor |
| Raquel Stern | ... | on-line editor |
| Barbara Toennieshen | ... | additional editor |
Music Department
| Chris Holmes | ... | additional composer |
| Nick Murray | ... | composer: Trailer Music |
| Ádám Balázs | ... | Composer: Logo Music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Matt Bednarsky | ... | translation and transcription |
| Jacob Berezin | ... | office assistant |
| Jimmy Chalk | ... | translation and transcription |
| Frank Dehn | ... | legal counsel |
| Mike Derham | ... | translation and transcription |
| Joshua L. Dratel | ... | legal counsel |
| Amanda Fatemi | ... | office assistant |
| Heike Günther | ... | production accountant |
| Sonke Hilbrans | ... | legal counsel |
| Jons Jonsson | ... | translation and transcription |
| Victor Kovner | ... | legal counsel |
| Marcelo Lessa | ... | production assistant |
| Ilann Maazel | ... | Self: Lawyer for Plaintiffs |
| Sheila Maniar | ... | archival researcher |
| Imran Manzoor | ... | digital marketing |
| Catherine Nicely | ... | translation and transcription |
| Andreas Pense | ... | legal counsel |
| Jenny Perlin | ... | archival researcher / translation and transcription |
| Conor Provenzano | ... | production assistant |
| Svenja Rieck | ... | archival researcher / production coordinator |
| Rosemary Rotondi | ... | archival researcher |
| Grit Rubel | ... | tax consultant |
| Wolfgang Schomburg | ... | legal counsel |
| Carsten Siebert | ... | production publicist |
| Claudia Tomassini | ... | production publicist |
| Winnie Wong | ... | insurance |
| Pandora Zolotor | ... | production accountant |
Thanks
| Alexander Abdo | ... | thanks |
| Ra'anan Alexandrowicz | ... | special thanks |
| Anthony Arnove | ... | thanks |
| Renata Avila | ... | thanks |
| Julia Bacha | ... | thanks |
| James Bamford | ... | thanks |
| Daniel Bangert | ... | special thanks |
| John Perry Barlow | ... | thanks |
| Martin Baron | ... | thanks |
| Diani Barreto | ... | thanks |
| Eric Bates | ... | thanks |
| Susan Benn | ... | thanks |
| James Berk | ... | thanks |
| Daniel Bernstein | ... | thanks |
| Carole J. Binney | ... | special thanks |
| David Blishen | ... | thanks |
| Chad Boettcher | ... | thanks |
| Gabriel Brakin | ... | thanks (as Gabe Brakin) |
| Dorothy Byrne | ... | thanks |
| Andrew Catauro | ... | thanks |
| Gregg Cohenca | ... | thanks |
| Cindy Cohn | ... | thanks |
| Charlotte Cook | ... | thanks |
| John Cook | ... | thanks |
| Rebecca Corbett | ... | thanks |
| John Cusack | ... | thanks |
| Donna De Salvo | ... | thanks |
| Natalie Difford | ... | thanks |
| Roger Dingledine | ... | thanks |
| Thomas Drake | ... | special thanks |
| Daniel Ellsberg | ... | thanks |
| Philipp Engelhorn | ... | thanks |
| David Farine | ... | thanks |
| Joseph Farrell | ... | thanks |
| Elissa Federoff | ... | thanks |
| Kristin Feeley | ... | thanks |
| Liza Burnett Fefferman | ... | thanks |
| Amanda Ferrand | ... | thanks |
| Beadie Finzi | ... | special thanks |
| Andrew Fishman | ... | thanks |
| Trevor FitzGibbon | ... | thanks |
| Yance Ford | ... | thanks |
| James Franklin | ... | thanks |
| Maxyne Franklin | ... | thanks |
| Barton Gellman | ... | thanks |
| Ahmed Ghappour | ... | thanks |
| Leah Giblin | ... | thanks |
| Janine Gibson | ... | thanks |
| Sebastian Gjerding | ... | thanks |
| Rose Goldberg | ... | thanks |
| Rop Gonggrijp | ... | special thanks |
| Jennifer Goppert | ... | special thanks |
| Carsten Grabow | ... | special thanks |
| Christian Grothoff | ... | thanks |
| Doris-Louise Haineault | ... | special thanks |
| Ed Halter | ... | thanks |
| Johanna Hamilton | ... | thanks |
| Cornelia Hammelmann | ... | thanks |
| Sarah Harrison | ... | special thanks |
| Ashley Hasz | ... | thanks |
| Chris Hedges | ... | thanks |
| Nadia Heninger | ... | thanks |
| Parker Higgins | ... | thanks |
| Kristinn Hrafnsson | ... | thanks |
| Jeff Ivers | ... | thanks |
| Tabitha Jackson | ... | thanks |
| Amanda Lynn Jacobsen | ... | thanks |
| Jaffer Jameel | ... | special thanks |
| Jason Janego | ... | thanks |
| Xeni Jardin | ... | thanks |
| Heiko Kalmbach | ... | thanks |
| Aliza Kaplan | ... | thanks |
| Simon Kilmurry | ... | thanks |
| Laura Kim | ... | thanks |
| Eric King | ... | thanks |
| Merel Koning | ... | special thanks |
| Kira Kosnick | ... | thanks |
| David Kussel | ... | thanks |
| Tanja Lange | ... | thanks |
| Jeff Larson | ... | thanks |
| Micah Lee | ... | special thanks |
| Ulli Lenze | ... | special thanks |
| Rebecca Lichtenfeld | ... | thanks |
| Edward Loomis | ... | special thanks |
| Peter Maass | ... | thanks |
| Gavin MacFadyen | ... | thanks |
| Dale Maharidge | ... | special thanks |
| Jonathan Man | ... | thanks |
| Sparkle Marple | ... | thanks |
| Morgan Marquis-Boire | ... | thanks |
| Crosby McCloy | ... | thanks |
| Lori McGlinchey | ... | thanks |
| Caroline McKenzie | ... | thanks |
| Cara Mertes | ... | special thanks |
| Lindsay Mills | ... | special thanks |
| David Miranda | ... | special thanks |
| Henrik Moltke | ... | special thanks |
| Andy Müller-Maguhn | ... | thanks |
| Jonathan Oppenheim | ... | special thanks |
| Julie Yunyi Ren | ... | special thanks |
| James Risen | ... | special thanks |
| Anthony Romero | ... | special thanks |
| Marcel Rosenbach | ... | special thanks |
| Leif Ryge | ... | special thanks |
| Jess Search | ... | special thanks |
| Holger Stark | ... | special thanks |
| Tony Tabatznik | ... | special thanks |
| Robert Tibbo | ... | special thanks |
| Tom Tykwer | ... | special thanks |
| Kirk Wiebe | ... | special thanks |
| Ben Wizner | ... | special thanks |
