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The U.S. vs. John Lennon

The U.S. vs. John Lennon

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The U.S. vs. John Lennon

"Musician. Humanitarian. National Threat."

2006

1h 39m

6.7(75 votes)

Documentary

Overview

A documentary on the life of John Lennon, with a focus on the time in his life when he transformed from a musician into an antiwar activist.

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Production Companies

Lionsgate

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

28 members

Acting

John Lennon

Self (archive footage)

John Lennon

Acting

Yoko Ono

Self

Yoko Ono

Acting

Stew Albert

Self

No Image

Production

Tariq Ali

Self

Tariq Ali

Acting

Carl Bernstein

Self

Carl Bernstein

Acting

Robin Blackburn

Self

No Image

Acting

Chris Charlesworth

Self

No Image

Acting

Noam Chomsky

Self

Noam Chomsky

Acting

Mario Cuomo

Self

Mario Cuomo

Acting

Angela Davis

Self

Angela Davis

Acting

Felix Dennis

Self

No Image

Acting

David Fenton

Self

No Image

Acting

Bob Gruen

Self

No Image

Writing

Ron Kovic

Self

Ron Kovic

Acting

Paul Krassner

Self

Paul Krassner

Acting

G. Gordon Liddy

Self

G. Gordon Liddy

Acting

Elliot Mintz

Self

Elliot Mintz

Acting

David Peel

Self

No Image

Acting

John C. 'Jack' Ryan

Self

No Image

Acting

M. Wesley Swearingen

Self

No Image

Acting

Joe Treen

Self

No Image

Writing

Gore Vidal

Self

Gore Vidal

Acting

Jon Wiener

Self

No Image

Acting

Daniel Richter

Self

Daniel Richter

Acting

H.R. Haldeman

Self

H.R. Haldeman

Acting

Walter Cronkite

Self

Walter Cronkite

Acting

Geraldo Rivera

Self

Geraldo Rivera

Acting

Strom Thurmond

Self (archive footage)

Strom Thurmond

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