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7.0/10   738 votes
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Writers:
Joe Conason (book)
Gene Lyons (book)
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Contact:
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Genre:
Documentary more
Tagline:
The ten-year campaign to destroy Bill Clinton.
Plot:
Previously unreleased material outlines the campaign against Bill Clinton's presidency, from his days in Arkansas up to his impeachment trial. | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
One of the Best Documentaries Ever Made more (23 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)

Morgan Freeman ... Narrator (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Paul Begala ... Himself
Sidney Blumenthal ... Himself
David Brock ... Himself
John Camp ... Himself
James Carville ... Himself
Larry Case ... Himself

Bill Clinton ... Himself (archive footage)
Hillary Rodham Clinton ... Herself (archive footage)
Joe Conason ... Himself
Andrew Cooper ... Himself

Jerry Falwell ... Himself
Paula Jones ... Herself (archive footage)
Howard Kurtz ... Himself
Gene Lyons ... Himself
Jim McDougal ... Himself (archive footage)
Susan McDougal ... Herself
Dan Moldea ... Himself
Larry Nichols ... Himself (archive footage)
Claudia Riley ... Herself
Ken Starr ... Himself (archive footage)
Betsy Wright ... Herself
Newt Gingrich ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Henry Kissinger ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tim Russert ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Directed by
Nickolas Perry 
Harry Thomason 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Joe Conason  book
Gene Lyons  book
Nickolas Perry  screenplay
Harry Thomason  screenplay

Produced by
Joe Conason .... co-producer
Adrienne Crow .... associate producer
Amy Greenspun .... co-producer
Ben Harrell .... associate producer
Douglas Jackson .... producer
Chad O'Conner .... co-producer
Keith Sky .... co-producer
Dana Stoltzner .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Bruce Miller 
Jason Miller 
 
Cinematography by
James W. Roberson  (as Jim Roberson)
 
Film Editing by
Nickolas Perry 
 
Production Design by
James Castle 
 
Editorial Department
Benji Gillespie .... assistant editor
Aidan Stanford .... film color timer
 
Other crew
Genessa Davis .... researcher
Colin Ebeling .... production assistant
 
Thanks
Liz Manne .... thanks
 

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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:90 min | Australia:93 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Australia:M | UK:15
Company:
Diceburg LLC more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Andrew Cooper: Whether it was true whether it was false, they would use anything they could get to discredit him and undermine him. They really wanted to undermine his Presidency. He was sort of obsessed with the sex angle. The sex angle really got Everett excited. more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
One of the Best Documentaries Ever Made, 28 June 2004
10/10
Author: Patrick Swift (pswift) from Los Angeles, California

The Hunting of the President is one of the best documentaries made. In what has turned out to be such a banner and distinguished year for documentaries, including Morgan Spurlock's "Super Size Me," Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11", as well as "The Control Room" and "The Corporation", this one stands out above the pack.

The film makes a step-by-step examination of the attempted character assassination on then Governor of Arkansas (and later current President Bill Clinton), from 1990, before his ascension to The White House in 1992, to the year 2000, when the investigations into Clinton's financial and personal affairs were basically over.

With its clear focus and incisive interviews with some of the key spinsters who worked both for and against Clinton at the time, this documentary makes you aware of the kind of back room wrangling and political positioning that goes on when the two main political institutions are vying for power and public attention.

The film does not use heavy handedness, at all, in its treatment of the subject matter. Instead, it is its real seriousness and mature focus on the topic at hand that provide the fuel and fire that lead you to its firm conclusions. This may turn-off some viewers, but no one will be able to deny the film's findings or minimize its well thought-out examination of past political goings-on.

This documentary, like Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11", is both instructive and historical and should not be missed by anyone. Overall grade: solid A.

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