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Imminent Threat
Imminent Threat

Imminent Threat

Genres

Documentary

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A look at the War on Terror and the threat it's causing to our civil liberties and political discourse. Academy Award nominee James Cromwell presents Janek Ambros' directorial debut. The feature doc tackles the War on Terror's impact on civil liberties and the strange coalition it's creating between the progressive left and libertarian right. The doc examines the NSA, drones, the war on journalism and other encroachments on civil liberties started by the Bush era and expanded by the Democratic establishment.

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Budget

$500000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

73 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

04 September 2015

Country

United States of America

Cast

Anwar Al-Awlaki

Anwar Al-Awlaki

Self (archive footage)

Julian Assange

Julian Assange

Self (archive footage)

Joe Biden

Joe Biden

Self (archive footage)

David Boaz

David Boaz

Self

John Boehner

John Boehner

Self (archive footage)

George W. Bush

George W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

Thomas Campbell

Thomas Campbell

Self

Eric Cantor

Eric Cantor

Self (archive footage)

Dick Cheney

Dick Cheney

Self (archive footage)

Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton

Self (archive footage)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self (archive footage)

Jodie Evans

Jodie Evans

Self

Barry Goldwater

Barry Goldwater

Self (archive footage)

Chris Hayes

Chris Hayes

Self (archive sound)

Saddam Hussein

Saddam Hussein

Self (archive footage)

Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Joseph McCarthy

Joseph McCarthy

Self (archive footage)

George McGovern

George McGovern

Self (archive footage)

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Self (archive footage)

Nancy Pelosi

Nancy Pelosi

Self (archive footage)

Jeremy Scahill

Jeremy Scahill

Self (archive footage)

Edward Snowden

Edward Snowden

Self (archive footage)

Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin

Self (archive footage)

Dalton Trumbo

Dalton Trumbo

Self (archive footage)

Ron Wyden

Ron Wyden

Self (archive footage)

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