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The War You Don't See

  • 20102010
  • 1h 37m
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8.4/10
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The War You Don't See (2010)
  • Documentary
  • War
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.
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1.4K
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  • 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
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    John Pilger
    John Pilger
    • Self - Hostas Self - Host
    Stuart Ewen
    • Self - media historianas Self - media historian
    • (as Professor Stuart Ewen)
    Melvin Goodman
    Melvin Goodman
    • Self - Former CIA analystas Self - Former CIA analyst
    Dan Rather
    Dan Rather
    • Self - CBS news anchor 1981-2005as Self - CBS news anchor 1981-2005
    Saddam Hussein
    Saddam Hussein
    • Self - President of Iraq 1979-2003as Self - President of Iraq 1979-2003
    • (archive footage)
    Byron Pitts
    • Self - CBS reporteras Self - CBS reporter
    • (archive footage)
    Arwa Damon
    • Self - CNN reporteras Self - CNN reporter
    • (archive footage)
    Paul Wood
    • Self - BBC reporteras Self - BBC reporter
    • (archive footage)
    Kerry Sanders
    • Self - NBC News reporteras Self - NBC News reporter
    • (archive footage)
    Mark Mardell
    • Self - BBC chief political correspondentas Self - BBC chief political correspondent
    • (archive footage)
    Bryan Whitman
    • Self - US Assist. Secretary of Defenseas Self - US Assist. Secretary of Defense
    Rageh Omaar
    Rageh Omaar
    • Self - BBC world affairs reporter 2000-2006as Self - BBC world affairs reporter 2000-2006
    Greg Philo
    • Self - Glasgow University Media Groupas Self - Glasgow University Media Group
    • (as Professor Greg Philo)
    Andrew Marr
    • Self - BBC political editor 9th April 2003as Self - BBC political editor 9th April 2003
    • (archive footage)
    Dahr Jamail
    • Self - journalist & author 'Beyond the Green Zone'as Self - journalist & author 'Beyond the Green Zone'
    Wilfred Burchett
    • Self - Daily Express reporteras Self - Daily Express reporter
    • (archive footage)
    Morton Kondracke
    • Self - Fox News contributoras Self - Fox News contributor
    • (archive footage)
    Richard Nixon
    Richard Nixon
    • Self - US President 1969-1974as 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)
    • Soundtracks
      Love Is Like A Cigarette
      Written by Walter Kent/Jerome Jerome/Richard Byron

      Performed by Stanley Worth with the Vincent Lopez Orchestra

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    4/10
    Somewhat misleading
    This isn't a bad documentary but it's pretty misleading in the sense that it almost exclusively focuses on the Iraq War and other modern wars which are in reality very minor conflicts compared to WWI, Korea and Vietnam. It's advertised as being about the media manipulation of truth in war but focuses almost exclusively on wars of the las 20 years. There is a brief mention of Wilson being told of the need to sell WWI to the people but nothing is said about the blatant lies told to Americans in order for Wilson to get his war. Korea was a colossal blunder presented as being a war to free South Korea from the communist North Korea but that happened after just 6 months yet the war went on for another 2 and a half years.

    Several "journalists" admit the media didn't do their jobs but this admission seems to get them a pass without them being asked why we should trust them now. This could have been a great documentary if it had dug deep and even looked at the media covering up the fact that WWI was never about freedom and how Hitler could have been stopped much earlier if Chamberlain hadn't engaged in his campaign of appeasement. The media also presented Stalin as a villain when he initially was siding with Germany but once the Germans invaded Russia the media did a complete turnabout and always showed Stalin as a great ally.

    This is extremely disappointing because it could have been a great film if it had bothered to dig deeper, it didn't lie but it told only a small portion of the truth.
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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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