The Power of Nightmares (2004-2004)
The Power of Nightmares: The Rise of the Politics of Fear (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 0min
- Documentary, History
- TV Mini Series
A series of three documentaries about the use of fear for political gain.
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Awards:
- 5 wins & 1 nomination.
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Series Cast
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Gilles Kepel | ... |
Self - Historian of Islamist Movement
(3 episodes, 2004)
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| William Kristol | ... |
Self
(2 episodes, 2004)
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Richard Perle | ... |
Self
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(2 episodes, 2004)
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| Melvin Goodman | ... |
Self - Head of Office of Soviet Affairs CIA 1976-87
(2 episodes, 2004)
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Azzam Tamimi | ... |
Self - Institute of Islamic Political Thought
(2 episodes, 2004)
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| Michael Ledeen | ... |
Self
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(2 episodes, 2004)
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Stephen Holmes | ... |
Self - Political Philosopher
(2 episodes, 2004)
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| Mikhail Gorbachev | ... |
Self - General Secretary Soviet Communist Party
(1 episode, 2004)
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| Robert Bork | ... |
Self - Senior Member Federalist Society
(1 episode, 2004)
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| Milton Bearden | ... |
Self - CIA Field Officer - Afghanistan 1985-89
(1 episode, 2004)
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Abdullah Anas | ... |
Self - General Commander Afghan Arabs - Northern Afghanistan 1984-89
(1 episode, 2004)
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| Joe Conason | ... |
Self - Author 'The Hunting of the President'
(1 episode, 2004)
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| David Brock | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 2004)
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| Paul Weyrich | ... |
Self - Religious Activist - Republican Party
(1 episode, 2004)
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| Paul Wolfowitz | ... |
Self
(2 episodes, 2004)
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Bill Durodie | ... |
Self - Director International Centre for Security Analysis - Kings College
(1 episode, 2004)
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John Calvert | ... |
Self - Islamist Historian
(1 episode, 2004)
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Theodore Rockwell | ... |
Self - Nuclear Scientist and Radiation Risk Expert
(1 episode, 2004)
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Roxanne Euben | ... |
Self - Political Scientist
(1 episode, 2004)
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Sam Schmidt | ... |
Self - Defence Lawyer Embassy Bombings Trial
(1 episode, 2004)
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Harvey Mansfield | ... |
Self - Straussian Philosopher - Harvard University
(1 episode, 2004)
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Fouad Allam | ... |
Self - Interrogator Interior Ministry 1958-87
(1 episode, 2004)
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Ali Haroun | ... |
Self - Algerian Minister for Human Rights 1991-92
(1 episode, 2004)
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Vincent Cannistraro | ... |
Self - Head of Counter-terrorism CIA 1988-90
(1 episode, 2004)
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Irving Kristol | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 2004)
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Ron Hansen | ... |
Self - Reporter - The Detroit News
(1 episode, 2004)
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Essam El Erian | ... |
Self - Senior Member of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt
(1 episode, 2004)
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Anne Cahn | ... |
Self - Arms Control and Disarmament Agency 1977-80
(1 episode, 2004)
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Kamal Habib | ... |
Self - Founder Member of Islamic Jihad
(1 episode, 2004)
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Stanley Rosen | ... |
Self - Pupil of Leo Strauss 1949
(1 episode, 2004)
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Jason Burke | ... |
Self - Author 'Al Qaeda'
(1 episode, 2004)
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David Johnston | ... |
Self - Intelligence Specialist - New York Times
(1 episode, 2004)
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David Cole | ... |
Self - Professor of Law - Georgetown University
(1 episode, 2004)
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| Jack Wheeler | ... |
Self - Adviser to the Reagan White House 1981-84
(1 episode, 2004)
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William Swor | ... |
Self - Defence Lawyer Detroit Sleeper Cell Trial
(1 episode, 2004)
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Omar Azzam | ... |
Self - Cousin of Ayman Zawahiri
(1 episode, 2004)
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Michael Lind | ... |
Self - Journalist and Former Neoconservative
(1 episode, 2004)
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John Prados | ... |
Self - National Security Archive - Washington
(1 episode, 2004)
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Lewis Z. Koch | ... |
Self - Bulletin of Atomic Scientists
(1 episode, 2004)
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John Molloy | ... |
Self - Defence Lawyer Lackawanna Trial
(1 episode, 2004)
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Richard Pipes | ... |
Self
(1 episode, 2004)
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Leo Strauss | ... |
Self
(archiveFootage)
(unknown episodes)
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| Vladimir Pozner | ... |
Self - Soviet Spokesman in the United States 1987
(archiveFootage)
(1 episode, 2004)
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| John Kerry | ... |
Self
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(unknown episodes)
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| Adam Curtis | ... |
Narrator
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(1 episode, 2004)
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| Paula Jones | ... |
Self
(uncredited) (archiveFootage)
(unknown episodes)
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| John Ashcroft | ... |
Self
(uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Production Companies
Distributors
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2004) (United Kingdom) (tv) (original airing)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- CBS (thanks)
- NBC Universal Television (thanks)
- TriStar Pictures (thanks)
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Did You Know?
| Movie Connections | Edited from Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922). See more » |
| Soundtracks | The Big Ship See more » |
| Quotes |
Michael Lind:
For the neo-conservatives, religion is an instrument of promoting morality. Religion becomes what Plato called a "noble lie". It is a myth which is told to the majority of the society by the philosophical elite in order to ensure social order. See more » |