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The Looming Tower S1E7 — The General

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The Looming Tower•Season 1•Episode 7

The General

7.8/10 · 592 votesMar 28, 201850 min

Ranked #6 of 10 in Season 1•matches the season avg

O’Neill and Soufan travel to Yemen to begin the investigation into the bombing of the U.S.S. Cole. The FBI becomes aware of a meeting in Malaysia and of Khallad, without knowing the CIA has been aware of both of those things for months.

Directed byMichael Slovis

Written byAli Selim

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Jeff Daniels

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John O'Neill

Tahar Rahim

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Ali Soufan

Wrenn Schmidt

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Diane Priest

Bill Camp

Bill Camp

Robert Chesney

Louis Cancelmi

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Vince Stuart

Virginia Kull

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Kathy Shaughnessy

Ella Rae Peck

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Sullivan Jones

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Floyd Bennet

Michael Stuhlbarg

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Richard Clarke

Peter Sarsgaard

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Martin Schmidt

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Ali Selim

Ali Selim

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Episode Summary

"The General" is episode 7 of The Looming Tower season 1. It scored 7.8/10 from 592 votes, ranking #6 of 10 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by Michael Slovis and written by Ali Selim, it aired on March 28, 2018.

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