DVD 99 mins
PG-13
Why We Fight
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005)
In Collection
#600

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Owner:
Ben
Documentary, Political
USA  /  English

Director Eugene Jarecki
Producer Susannah Shipman; Eugene Jarecki
Writer Eugene Jarecki

It Is Nowhere Written That The American Empire Goes On Forever.

Grand Jury Prize winner at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, Why We Fight is an unflinching look at the anatomy of American war-making. Granted unparalleled Pentagon access, the film launches a nonpartisan inquiry into the forces - political, economic, and ideological - that drive America to fight.

Inspired by President Dwight Eisenhower's 1961 Farewell Address in which he warned Americans about the dangers of the "military-industrial complex," filmmaker Jarecki (The Trials of Henry Kissinger) weaves unforgettable stories of everyday Americans touched by war with commentary by a "who's who" of military and Washington insiders.

Featuring John McCain, Gore Vidal, Richard Perle and others, Why We Fight explores a half-century of U.S. foreign policy from World War II to the Iraq War, revealing how, as Eisenhower warned, 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.

Edition Details
Barcode 043396138940
Region Region 1
Release Date 6/27/2006
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen 1.78:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Subtitles French; Portuguese; Spanish
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
Mastered in High Definition
Extra Scenes
Extended Character Featurettes
Filmmaker TV Appearances:
·The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
·Charlie Rose
Audience Q&A with Filmmaker
Filmmaker Commentary with Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson
Theatrical Trailer
Personal Details
Purchase Date 6/27/2006
Purchase Price $16.99
Store Best Buy
Condition New (Still Sealed)
Current Value $19.99
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