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The War You Don't See

  • 2010
  • 1h 37m
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8.4/10
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The War You Don't See (2010)
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Thought-provoking documentary on war propaganda: how governments manipulate the facts and how most media let them get away with it.Thought-provoking documentary on war propaganda: how governments manipulate the facts and how most media let them get away with it.Thought-provoking documentary on war propaganda: how governments manipulate the facts and how most media let them get away with it.

  • Directors
    • Alan Lowery
    • John Pilger
  • Writer
    • John Pilger
  • Stars
    • John Pilger
    • Stuart Ewen
    • Melvin Goodman
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    • Directors
      • Alan Lowery
      • John Pilger
    • Writer
      • John Pilger
    • Stars
      • John Pilger
      • Stuart Ewen
      • Melvin Goodman
    • 8User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    John Pilger
    John Pilger
    • Self - Host
    Stuart Ewen
    • Self - media historian
    • (as Professor Stuart Ewen)
    Melvin Goodman
    Melvin Goodman
    • Self - Former CIA analyst
    Dan Rather
    Dan Rather
    • Self - CBS news anchor 1981-2005
    Saddam Hussein
    Saddam Hussein
    • Self - President of Iraq 1979-2003
    • (archive footage)
    Byron Pitts
    • Self - CBS reporter
    • (archive footage)
    Arwa Damon
    • Self - CNN reporter
    • (archive footage)
    Paul Wood
    • Self - BBC reporter
    • (archive footage)
    Kerry Sanders
    • Self - NBC News reporter
    • (archive footage)
    Mark Mardell
    • Self - BBC chief political correspondent
    • (archive footage)
    Bryan Whitman
    • Self - US Assist. Secretary of Defense
    Rageh Omaar
    Rageh Omaar
    • Self - BBC world affairs reporter 2000-2006
    Greg Philo
    • Self - Glasgow University Media Group
    • (as Professor Greg Philo)
    Andrew Marr
    • Self - BBC political editor 9th April 2003
    • (archive footage)
    Dahr Jamail
    • Self - journalist & author 'Beyond the Green Zone'
    Wilfred Burchett
    • Self - Daily Express reporter
    • (archive footage)
    Morton Kondracke
    • Self - Fox News contributor
    • (archive footage)
    Richard Nixon
    Richard Nixon
    • Self - US President 1969-1974
    • (archive footage)
    • Directors
      • Alan Lowery
      • John Pilger
    • Writer
      • John Pilger
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    • Quotes

      John Pilger: Those whose job it is to keep the record straight, ought to be the voice of people, not power.

    • Connections
      Features The Green Berets (1968)
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      Love Is Like A Cigarette
      Written by Walter Kent, Richard Jerome and Richard Aronstam

      Performed by Stanley Worth with Vincent Lopez Orchestra

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    8/10
    A really good and much too under-seen documentary
    Embarrassed to have never heard of John Pilger before today, but I thought this was great, and am gladly going to seek out all his other documentaries that I can get my hands on.

    You do have to get past the presentation, because while it's feature length (and content-wise much more informative than many movie length documentaries), it's not really presented in a particularly cinematic way. I didn't mind this once I adjusted to the style, because the arguments and interviews and statistics were more than compelling enough. I only mention it as one of the only potential negatives with the overall documentary (oh and a little unfair putting The Deer Hunter and The Green Berets in the same boat. The former probably can't be viewed as propaganda exactly, but the point about it honing in on the American perspective and framing them as the victims was eye-opening and honestly a good point).

    I love how straightforward Pilger is, I love his interview style, and I love the fact that he does interview people on both sides. Overall he strikes me as an incredibly intelligent guy who can nonetheless break down complex issues and explain them in ways that are straightforward and easy to digest, even if you're not particularly knowledgeable about what he's covering.

    It covers conflicts from years long past, but its central message about the media's potential to manipulate the presentation of war is still relevant, and unfortunately is likely to remain so indefinitely.
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    • Release date
      • December 14, 2010 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Bullfrog Films
      • JohnPilger.com
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La guerra que usted no ve
    • Filming locations
      • UK
    • Production company
      • Dartmouth Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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