Why we fight / Sony Pictures Classics presents a Charlotte Street Film ; produced for BBC Storyville in association with Arte and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; produced by Eugene Jarecki, Susannah Shipman; written and directed by Eugene Jarecki.

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Explores a half-century of U.S. foreign policy from World War II to the Iraq War, revealing how, as Dwight Eisenhower had warned in his 1961 Farewell Address, political and corporate interests have become alarmingly entangled in the business of war. On a deeper level, what emerges is a portrait of a...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors:	Charlotte Street Films British Broadcasting Corporation Association relative à la télévision européenne Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors:	Jarecki, Eugene (Screenwriter, Director, Producer) Shipman, Susannah (Producer) McCain, John, 1936-2018 (Interviewee) Vidal, Gore, 1925-2012 (Interviewee) Eisenhower, John S. D., 1922-2013 (Speaker)
Language:	English French Spanish
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	English dialogue with optional French, Spanish or Portuguese subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published:	Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2006], ©2006.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Military-industrial complex > United States > History > 20th century. Economic conversion > United States > History > 20th century. Iraq War, 2003-2011. Documentary films. War films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. United States > Foreign relations > 20th century. United States > Foreign relations > 2001-2009. United States > History, Military > 20th century. United States > Economic conditions > 2001-2009. Documentary > Feature. War > Feature.
Genre:	Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Documentary films. Documentary War War films. Feature.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 99 min.) : anamorphic, sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Other Uniform Title:	Storyville (Television program)
Format:	Video DVD

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Summary:	Explores a half-century of U.S. foreign policy from World War II to the Iraq War, revealing how, as Dwight Eisenhower had warned in his 1961 Farewell Address, political and corporate interests have become alarmingly entangled in the business of war. On a deeper level, what emerges is a portrait of a nation in transition--drifting dangerously far from her founding principles toward a more imperial and uncertain future.
Note:	Originally released in 2005. Documentary. Special features: Extra scenes; extended character featurettes; filmmaker TV appearances : The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Charlie Rose; audience Q&A with filmmaker; filmmaker audio commentary with Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson; theatrical trailer. Videorecording.
Call Number:	CO5 D0068624 VideoDVD DS79.76 .W49 2006 VideoDVD
Audience:	MPAA rating: PG-13; for disturbing war images and brief language.
Awards:	Sundance Film Festival, 2005: Grand Jury Prize - Documentary (Eugene Jarecki).
ISBN:	142480356X 9781424803569
Credits:	Camera, Etienne Sauret, May Ying Welsh, Brett Wiley ; music, Robert Miller ; editor, Nancy Kennedy ; field correspondents, Mary Jane Robinson, May Ying Welsh.
System Details:	DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Participant or Performer:	Interviews with Senator John McCain, Gore Vidal, John S.D. Eisenhower, Dan Rather.