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Live from Baghdad

starring: Michael Keaton, Helena Bonham Carter, Joshua Leonard, Lili Taylor, David Suchet
directed by: Mick Jackson

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Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780783123769
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0783123760
Label: HBO Video
Manufacturer: HBO Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: HBO Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 24, 2003
Running Time: 108 minutes
Sales Rank: 20722
Studio: HBO Video
Theatrical Release Date: December 07, 2002



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Product Description:
A group of cnn reporters wrestle with journalistic ethics and the life-and-death perils of reporting during the gulf war. Studio: Hbo Home Video Release Date: 05/30/2006 Rating: Nr

Amazon.com:
Live from Baghdad tells the story of how CNN became the only news agency to cover the first Gulf War from within Baghdad. Michael Keaton stars as CNN executive producer Robert Wiener, who took a small news team into the Iraq capital after the invasion of Kuwait. Along with producer Ingrid Formanek (Helena Bonham Carter), Wiener jousted with teams from other networks, fought with antiquated equipment, and wrestled with Iraqi attempts to control information--in particular with an information minister named Naji (the outstanding David Suchet). After numerous setbacks, Wiener's team triumphed when they had the only connection from inside Baghdad as the American forces began dropping bombs. Though a TV-movie about TV news coverage is a bit incestuous, Live from Baghdad makes for compelling viewing; the script and direction are taut, performances are excellent all around, and the perspective on the war is multilayered. --Bret Fetzer



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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Fantastic movie!
This is a great movie because it is about the first Gulf War. I think people forget what happened ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Reaffirms my opinion
While this movie was well written and acted, it did strengthen my opinion about those in the media. ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Sound and Fury
This is probably a fairly accurate representation of how newscasters operated in Iraq during the Desert ... Read More


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Making Money Will Win Out
The movie portrays a group of CNN reporters grappling with journalistic ethics and the hazards of reporting ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Good
This captured the competitiveness the networks had and still have regarding war coverage. Michael Keaton is great ... Read More

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