Uncovered: The War on Iraq (2004)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

Robert Greenwald

Release Date:

13 October 2004 (France)

Genre:

Documentary | History | War

Tagline:

Do you really know the truth?

Plot:

In this documentary feature, filmmaker Robert Greenwald chronicles the Bush Administration's case to invade Iraq following the events of Sept...

Plot Keywords:

Iraq | President | Iraq War | Country Name In Title | Dictator

Cast

David Albright
Robert Baer
Milton Bearden
Rand Beers
Hans Blix	...	Himself (archive footage) (as Dr. Hans Blix)
Jeff Bornstein	...	Guest
George W. Bush	...	Himself (archive footage)
Dick Cheney	...	Himself (archive footage)
Bill Christison
David Corn
Philip Coyle
John Dean	...	Himself
Patrick Eddington
Ari Fleisher	...	(archive footage)
Chas Freeman
Graham Fuller
Mel Goodman	...	(archive footage)
David Kay	...	Himself
John Brady Kiesling
Karen Kwiatkowski	...	Herself
Patrick Lang
David MacMichael
Ray McGovern
Colin Powell	...	Himself (archive footage)
Condoleezza Rice	...	Herself (archive footage)
Scott Ritter	...	Himself
Donald Rumsfeld	...	(archive footage)
Clare Short
Stansfield Turner
Henry Waxman
Thomas E. White
Joseph Wilson
Paul Wolfowitz	...	Himself (archive footage)
Mary Ann Wright
Peter Zimmerman

Directed by
Robert Greenwald

Produced by
Philippe Diaz	....	co-producer
Jim Gilliam	....	associate producer
Chris M. Gordon	....	associate producer (as Chris Gordon)
Robert Greenwald	....	co-producer
Kathryn McArdle	....	co-producer
Devin Smith	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Brad Chiet
Jim Ervin
Mars Lasar

Cinematography by
Richard Ray Perez

Film Editing by
Chris M. Gordon		(as Chris Gordon)
Kimberly Ray

Production Management
Jason Ajax Mercer	....	post-production supervisor

Sound Department
Brett Hinton	....	final mixing engineer
Tony Jenkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tony Jenkins	....	supervising sound editor

Editorial Department
Charles Lyons	....	on-line editor
Ernesto Matamoros	....	assistant editor
Kimberly Ray	....	lead editor
Bayard Stryker	....	assistant editor
Deborah Zeitman	....	additional editor

Music Department
Jim Ervin	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Lia Bassin	....	clearance
Greg Castillo	....	production assistant
Lynn Erskine	....	production assistant
Jim Gilliam	....	researcher
Bambi Moe	....	production consultant
Stanley Ottenstein	....	clearance
Wilson Tai	....	production assistant
Wade Van Petten	....	title designer
Leo Wong	....	additional title designer

Production Companies

• Cinema Libre Studio

Distributors

• Cinema Libre Studio (2004) (worldwide) (theatrical)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (2004) (France) (theatrical)

Runtime:

USA:83 min | 87 min (theatrical version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

USA:Unrated | UK:PG

Company:

Cinema Libre Studio

Trivia:

This film is a completely re-edited longer version of Uncovered: The Whole Truth About the Iraq War (2003), released in late 2003 on VHS and DVD.

Movie Connections:

Version of Uncovered: The Whole Truth About the Iraq War (2003)

Even Better in Retrospect

This Greenwald documentary, like Unconstitutional and Outfoxed, is well-composed and remains interesting even for those who are already familiar with the facts, fallacies, and spurious claims. The most remarkable aspect is that the experts are almost entirely very conservative, long-term veterans of the government(Armed Forces, State Dept.Foreign Service, CIA). Their considered, cautionary statements are contrasted with obvious misrepresentations by the administration (Bush, Cheney, Rumsfield, Rice). The real-dynamic of the film arises from this "apolitical" stance in a way that could not be achieved if the administration opponents were liberals or peace-activists. Viewers will walk away with deep concerns about how the policies of the US, both domestic and international, can be made in an environment where government propaganda is uncritically disseminated by an increasingly docile media. Rating 9 of 10