
An Unlikely Weapon (2008)
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- 1h 25min
- Documentary
- 10 Apr 2009 (USA)
- Movie
- 5 wins.
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Eddie Adams | ... |
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Marc Anthony | ... |
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Peter Arnett | ... |
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Tom Brokaw | ... |
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Bill Clinton | ... |
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Bill Eppridge | ... |
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Peter Jennings | ... |
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Kerry Kennedy | ... |
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David Hume Kennerly | ... |
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Gordon Parks | ... |
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Thi Kim Phuc Phan | ... |
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Morley Safer | ... |
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Rod Steiger | ... |
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Kiefer Sutherland | ... |
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Tracey Ullman | ... |
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Directed by
Susan Morgan Cooper | ... | (as Susan Morgan) |
Written by
Susan Morgan Cooper | ... | (screenplay) (as Susan Morgan) |
Produced by
Cindy Lou Adkins | ... | co-producer |
Susan Morgan Cooper | ... | producer (as Susan Morgan) |
Music by
Kyle Eastwood | ||
Michael Stevens |
Cinematography by
Isaac Hagy |
Film Editing by
Isaac Hagy |
Editorial Department
James Mitchell | ... | supervising editor |
Sound Department
Luke Gibleon | ... | sound editor |
Bret Johns | ... | sound effects editor |
Alan Rankin | ... | re-recording mixer |
Mark P. Stoeckinger | ... | sound editor |
Drew Webster | ... | re-recording mixer |
Kerry Dean Williams | ... | sound editor |
Lars Bjerre | ... | dialogue denoising (uncredited) |
Animation Department
Steve Drypolcher | ... | animator |
Hiro Murai | ... | animator |
Music Department
Crofton Orr | ... | composer: additional music |
Robin Turner | ... | music supervisor |
Additional Crew
Rosemary Rotondi | ... | researcher |
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- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2009) (United Arab Emirates) (Middle East)
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Storyline
Plot Summary |
In 1968, in 1/500th of a second Eddie Adams photographed a Saigon police chief, General Nygoc Loan, shooting a Vietcong guerrilla point blank. Some say that photograph ended the Vietnam war. The photo brought Eddie fame and a Pulitzer, but Eddie was haunted by the man he had vilified. He would say, "Two lives were destroyed that day, the victim's and the general." Other's would say three lives were destroyed. Eddie Adams, like most artists, was tortured by his need for perfection. Nothing he did ever satisfied him. He carved out many careers shooting covers for Life, Time, and even Penthouse. Yet, somehow, he was always pulled back into documenting wars, 13 all together. Finally he hit the wall and couldn't take it anymore. He began shooting celebrities because "It doesn't take anything from you." Eddie was comfortable with kings and coal miners. During his time with Parade magazines he photographed Clint Eastwood, Louis Armstrong, Mother Teresa, and Pope John Paul. Written by Isaac Hagy |
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Taglines | 1/500th of a second to get the shot...a lifetime to forget it See more » |
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Budget | $1,000,000 (estimated) |