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Theaters of War
Theaters of War

Theaters of War

How the Pentagon and CIA took Hollywood

Genres

Documentary

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If you’ve seen Top Gun or Transformers, you may have wondered: Does all of that military machinery on screen come with strings attached? Does the military actually get a crack at the script? With the release of a vast new trove of internal government documents, the answers have come into sharp focus: the US military has exercised editorial control over thousands of films and television programs. As these activities gain new public scrutiny, new questions arise: How have they managed to fly under the radar for so long? And where do we go from here?

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

85 mins

Rating

7.5/10

Release Date

14 February 2022

Country

United States of America

Cast

Oliver Stone

Oliver Stone

Self

Roger Stahl

Roger Stahl

Narrator

Robin Andersen

Robin Andersen

Self

Sebastian Kaempf

Sebastian Kaempf

Self

Tricia Jenkins

Tricia Jenkins

Self

Tanner Mirrlees

Tanner Mirrlees

Self

Tom Secker

Tom Secker

Self

Matt Alford

Matt Alford

Self

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