The War on Democracy 2007
Directed by John Pilger, Sean Crotty, Chris Martin
- History, Documentary, War
- 96 min
- R
Never believe anything until it is officially denied
Set both in Latin America and the United States, the film explores the historic and current relationship of Washington with countries such as Venezuela, Bolivia and Chile. Pilger says that the film "...tells a universal story... analysing and revealing, through vivid testimony, the story of great power behind its venerable myths. It allows us to understand the true nature of the so-called "war on terror". According to Pilger, the film’s message is that the greed and power of empire is not invincible and that people power is always the "seed beneath the snow".
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- John PilgerSelf
- Hugo ChávezSelf
- Philip AgeeSelf
- Jacobo ÁrbenzSelf - President of Guatemala (archive footage)
- Richard NixonSelf (archive footage)
- Henry KissingerSelf (archive footage)
- E. Howard HuntSelf (archive footage)
- Ari FleischerSelf (archive footage)
- Allen DullesSelf (archive footage)
- Fidel CastroSelf (archive footage)
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- John PilgerDirector
- Sean CrottyDirector
- Chris MartinDirector
- John PilgerWriter
- Wayne YoungProducer
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