- The U.S. vs. John Lennon
Infobox Film
name = The U.S. vs. John Lennon
caption =
director =David Leaf John Scheinfeld II
writer = David Leaf John Scheinfeld II
producer =Sandra Stern Kevin Beggs Tom Ortenberg
starring =Tariq Ali Walter Cronkite Mario Cuomo Angela Davis John Lennon G. Gordon Liddy George McGovern Elliot Mintz Richard Nixon Yoko Ono
Geraldo Rivera
Bobby Seale Gore Vidal
music = John Lennon
cinematography =James Mathers III
editing =Peter S. Lynch II
distributor = Lions Gate Films
released =15 September 2006
runtime = 99 min.
language = English
amg_id = 1:335200
imdb_id = 0478049 |"The U.S. vs. John Lennon" is a 2006
documentary film about Britishmusician John Lennon 's transformation from a member ofThe Beatles to a rallyinganti-war activist striving for world peace during the late 1960s and early 1970s. The film also details the attempts by theUnited States government under PresidentRichard Nixon to silence him. The film had its world premiere at theVenice Film Festival and its North American premiere at theToronto Film Festival . It was released inNew York City andLos Angeles, California on15 September 2006 , and had a nationwide release on29 September . Asoundtrack composed of John Lennon tracks was released byCapitol Records andEMI on26 September 2006 .The film is distributed by Lions Gate Films. It makes extensive use of archival footage of Yoko and John, and includes a famously hard-hitting interview conducted by anti-war reporter
Gloria Emerson .The U.K. release was on
December 8 ,2006 , 26 years to the day after the death of John Lennon. The DVD was released on February 13, 2007 in the United States. The film made itscable television debut in the U.S. onAugust 18 ,2007 onVH1 Classic .External links
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* [http://www.theusversusjohnlennon.com U.S. official website]
* [http://www.theusversusjohnlennon.co.uk UK official website]
* [http://www.johnsinclair.us/10for2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=877&Itemid=76 The U.S. vs. John Lennon on John Sinclair's official website.]
* [http://www.johnsinclair.us/10for2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=30 20 To Life featuring John Lennon]
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