The War on Democracy

The War on Democracy (2007)

Never believe anything until it is officially denied

Set both in Latin America and the United States, the film explores the historic and current relationship of Washington with countries such as Venezuela, Bolivia and Chile. Pilger says that the film "...tells a universal story... analysing and revealing, through vivid testimony, the story of great power behind its venerable myths. It allows us to understand the true nature of the so-called "war on terror". According to Pilger, the film’s message is that the greed and power of empire is not invincible and that people power is always the "seed beneath the snow".

Date of release
2007-06-15
TMDB
7.5 / 10 (41)
Runtime
1h 36m
Genres
History, Documentary, War
Director
Chris Martin, John Pilger, Sean Crotty

Casting

  • John Pilger — Self
  • Hugo Chávez — Self
  • Philip Agee — Self
  • Jacobo Árbenz — Self - President of Guatemala (archive footage)
  • Richard Nixon — Self (archive footage)
  • Henry Kissinger — Self (archive footage)
  • E. Howard Hunt — Self (archive footage)
  • Ari Fleischer — Self (archive footage)
  • Allen Dulles — Self (archive footage)
  • Fidel Castro — Self (archive footage)
  • George W. Bush — Self (archive footage)
  • George H. W. Bush — Self (archive footage)

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