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7.5 1h 25m

Theaters of War

"How the Pentagon and CIA took Hollywood"

If you’ve seen Top Gun or Transformers, you may have wondered: Does all of that military machinery on screen come with strings attached? Does the military actually get a crack at the script? With the release of a vast new trove of internal government documents, the answers have come into sharp focus: the US military has exercised editorial control over thousands of films and television programs. As these activities gain new public scrutiny, new questions arise: How have they managed to fly under the radar for so long? And where do we go from here?

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Top Cast

  • Oliver Stone

    Oliver Stone

    Self

  • Roger Stahl

    Roger Stahl

    Narrator

  • Robin Andersen

    Robin Andersen

    Self

  • Sebastian Kaempf

    Sebastian Kaempf

    Self

  • Tricia Jenkins

    Tricia Jenkins

    Self

  • Tanner Mirrlees

    Tanner Mirrlees

    Self

  • Tom Secker

    Tom Secker

    Self

  • Matt Alford

    Matt Alford

    Self

Overview

If you’ve seen Top Gun or Transformers, you may have wondered: Does all of that military machinery on screen come with strings attached? Does the military actually get a crack at the script? With the release of a vast new trove of internal government documents, the answers have come into sharp focus: the US military has exercised editorial control over thousands of films and television programs. As these activities gain new public scrutiny, new questions arise: How have they managed to fly under the radar for so long? And where do we go from here?

Rating

7.5 / 10
11 Reviews
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Theaters of War (2022): Official Trailer

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