The U.S. vs. John Lennon
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| Directed by | David Leaf John Scheinfeld II |
| Produced by | Sandra Stern Kevin Beggs Tom Ortenberg |
| Written by | David Leaf John Scheinfeld II |
| 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 by | John Lennon |
| Cinematography | James Mathers III |
| Editing by | Peter S. Lynch II |
| Distributed by | Lions Gate Films |
| Release date(s) | 15 September 2006 |
| Running time | 99 min. |
| Language | English |
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The U.S. vs. John Lennon is a 2006 documentary film about British musician John Lennon's transformation from a member of The Beatles to a rallying anti-war activist striving for world peace during the late 1960s and early 1970s. The film also details the attempts by the United States government under President Richard Nixon to silence him. The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival and its North American premiere at the Toronto Film Festival. It was released in New York City and Los Angeles, California on 15 September 2006, and had a nationwide release on 29 September. A soundtrack composed of John Lennon tracks was released by Capitol Records and EMI on 26 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 its cable television debut in the U.S. on August 18, 2007 on VH1.
[edit] External links
- The U.S. vs. John Lennon at Rotten Tomatoes
- U.S. official website
- UK official website
- The U.S. vs. John Lennon on John Sinclair's official website.
- 20 To Life featuring John Lennon
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