WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception 20 years old
The merger of newsbiz and showbiz. To them war is a product: they sold it and we bought it.
There were two wars in Iraq--a military assault and a media war. The former was well-covered; the latter was not. Until now... Independent filmmaker, Emmy-award winningTV journalist, author and media critic, Danny Schechter turns the cameras on the role of the media. His new film, WMD, is an outspoken assessment of how Pentagon propaganda and media complicity misled the American people...
Credits
WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception Cast
Name | Character |
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Tim Robbins He was 46, now 66 years old | as Narrator |
George W. Bush He was 58, now 78 years old | as Himself |
Bill O'Reilly He was 55, now 75 years old | as Himself |
Dick Cheney He was 63, now 83 years old | as Himself |
Dan Rather He was 73, now 93 years old | as Himself |
David Marr He was 59, 35 years old when he died | as Himself |
Nicholas Johnson He was 70, now 90 years old | as Himself |
Donald Rumsfeld He was 72, now 92 years old | as Himself |
Maurice Hinchey He was 66, 79 years old when he died | as Himself |
Peter Arnett He was 70, now 90 years old | as Himself |
WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception Crew
Name | Department |
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Anant Singh as Executive Producer. He was 48 (now 68) years old | Production |
Danny Schechter as Executive Producer. He was 62 (72) years old when He died | Production |
Barbara Kopple as Executive Producer. She was 58 (now 78) years old | Production |
Anna B. Pizarro as Producer. | Production |
Anna B. Pizarro as Publicist. | Production |