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.
| Format | Video (DVD) |
| Publication Info | Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, ©2006. |
| Description | 1 videodisc (approximately 99 min.) : anamorphic, sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Jarecki, Eugene, screenwriter, director, producer. |
| Other author/creator | Shipman, Susannah, producer. |
| Other author/creator | McCain, John, 1936-2018 interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Vidal, Gore, 1925-2012 interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Eisenhower, John S. D., 1922-2013 speaker. |
| Other author/creator | Charlotte Street Films. |
| Other author/creator | British Broadcasting Corporation. |
| Other author/creator | Arte (Firm) |
| Other author/creator | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm) |
| Abstract | 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. |
| General note | Originally released in 2005. |
| General note | Documentary. |
| General note | 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. |
| Credits | Camera, Etienne Sauret, May Ying Welsh, Brett Wiley ; music, Robert Miller ; editor, Nancy Kennedy ; field correspondents, Mary Jane Robinson, May Ying Welsh. |
| Performer | Interviews with Senator John McCain, Gore Vidal, John S.D. Eisenhower, Dan Rather. |
| Audience | MPAA rating: PG-13; for disturbing war images and brief language. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Language | English dialogue with optional French, Spanish or Portuguese subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Awards note | Sundance Film Festival, 2005: Grand Jury Prize - Documentary (Eugene Jarecki). |
| Genre/form | Documentary films. |
| Genre/form | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Genre/form | Documentary Feature. |
| Genre/form | War Feature. |
| Genre/form | War films. |
| Other title | Storyville (Television program) |
| ISBN | 142480356X |
| ISBN | 9781424803569 |
| UPC | 043396138940 |
| Publisher number | 13894 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| Stock number | Midwest Tape http://www.midwesttapes.com |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Compact DVDs | DS79.76 .W49 2006 DVD | ✔ Available | Place Hold |
| Joyner | Compact DVDs | DS79.76 .W49 2006 DVD | ✔ Available | Place Hold |