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War Made Easy: How Presidents & Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death (2007)

War Made Easy: How Presidents & Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death poster
Original title
War Made Easy
Directed by
Jeremy Earp, Loretta Alper
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 12m
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 24 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary looks at how US leaders and media have used propaganda to build public support for war. It examines multiple conflicts from Vietnam to Iraq through archival footage and interviews.

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What happens

War Made Easy: How Presidents & Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death is a 2007 American anti-war documentary film written and directed by Loretta Alper and Jeremy Earp, based on the book of the same name by Norman Solomon. The film is produced by Alper and narrated by Sean Penn. It premiered in New York City on May 14, 2007, before a limited release on August 24, 2007. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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