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Wormwood

  • TV Mini Series
  • 20172017
  • 4h 1m
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Wormwood (2017)
Errol Morris explores the limits of knowledge about the past and the lengths we'll go in our search for the truth. A twisting, evolving story of one man's sixty-year quest to identify the circumstances of his father's mysterious death.
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In 1953, Army scientist Frank Olson takes a fatal plunge from a hotel window. In 1975, a bombshell report ties his death to a top-secret experiment.In 1953, Army scientist Frank Olson takes a fatal plunge from a hotel window. In 1975, a bombshell report ties his death to a top-secret experiment.In 1953, Army scientist Frank Olson takes a fatal plunge from a hotel window. In 1975, a bombshell report ties his death to a top-secret experiment.
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  • Stars
    • Peter Sarsgaard
    • Molly Parker
    • Christian Camargo
  • Stars
    • Peter Sarsgaard
    • Molly Parker
    • Christian Camargo
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    Bob Balaban and Peter Sarsgaard in Wormwood (2017)
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    Peter Sarsgaard
    Peter Sarsgaard
    • Frank Olson
    Molly Parker
    Molly Parker
    • Alice Olson
    Christian Camargo
    Christian Camargo
    • Dr. Robert Lashbrook
    Scott Shepherd
    Scott Shepherd
    • Vincent Ruwet
    Eric Olson
    Eric Olson
    • Self
    Tim Blake Nelson
    Tim Blake Nelson
    • Sidney Gottlieb
    Bob Balaban
    Bob Balaban
    • Dr. Harold A. Abramson
    Jack Michael Doke
    Jack Michael Doke
    • Young Eric Olson
    Jimmi Simpson
    Jimmi Simpson
    • CIA Agent
    Michael Chernus
    Michael Chernus
    • Mal
    Callie La Personerie
    • Lisa Olson
    Adina Verson
    Adina Verson
    • Cocktail Waitress
    Chance Kelly
    Chance Kelly
    • Wet Works #2
    Jack O'Connell
    Jack O'Connell
    • Wet Works #1
    Hilary Gardner
    John Doman
    John Doman
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    Kelli Barrett
    Kelli Barrett
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    Mike Massimino
    Mike Massimino
    • Beat Cop #1
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    • Trivia
      The clock above Eric Olson's head throughout his interview is stopped at 2:32; the time of his father's death.
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    Love Errol Morris, but far too much time spent on dramatic non-enactments of men pensively staring at each other. An important story that needs to be told, and could have been told more effectively with half the screen time.
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      • December 15, 2017 (United States)
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