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Half the Picture

8.019961h 35mMovieDramaTV Movie

A dramatized account of the Scott Inquiry about the sales of arms to Iraq.

DirectorNicolas Kent
WritersJohn McGrath·Richard Norton-Taylor
ProducerJohn McGrath

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Cast · Directed by Nicolas Kent

JCJan Chappell
Jan Chappell
Presiley Baxendale QC
JCJeremy Clyde
Jeremy Clyde
Alan Clark / Higson
MCMichael Culver
Michael Culver
Sir Nicholas Lyell / Gore Booth
RERobert East
Robert East
Tristan Garel Jones / Steadman
TGTanveer Ghani
Tanveer Ghani
Clerk
MG
Moira Govan
Stenographer
WHWilliam Hoyland
William Hoyland
John Major / Paul Henderson
RRRaad Rawi
Raad Rawi
Kurd / Palestinian
DRDavid Robb
David Robb
Michael Heseltine / Alan Barrett
MS
Michael Stroud
Sir Richard Scott
SSSylvia Syms
Sylvia Syms
Margaret Thatcher
TWThomas Wheatley
Thomas Wheatley
William Waldegrave / Leithead

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Half the Picture is streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Kanopy and Hoopla in United States, and available to rent or buy on Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. It's not currently on Netflix.

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No, Half the Picture is not on Netflix in United States as of November 2026. It's currently on Amazon Prime Video and Kanopy.

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Half the Picture is available to stream free (with ads) on Kanopy and Hoopla in United States.