Why We Fight
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Eugene Jarecki
Gore Vidal
William Kristol
Wilton Sekzer
William Solomon
Charles Lewis
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
An unflinching look at the anatomy of the American war machine, weaving unforgettable personal stories with commentary by a "who's who" of military and beltway insiders. Inspired by Dwight Eisenhower's legendary farewell speech (in which he coined the phrase "military industrial complex"), film surveys the scorched landscape of a half-century's military adventures, asking how--and telling why--a nation of, by, and for the people has become the savings-and-loan of a system whose survival depends on a state of constant war.
Director
Eugene Jarecki
Cast
Gore Vidal
William Kristol
Wilton Sekzer
William Solomon
Charles Lewis
Karen Kwiatkowski
Joseph Ciricione
Susan Eisenhower
John S D Eisenhower
Anh Duong
Gwynne Dyer
Franklin Spinney
Joseph Ciricione
Anh Duong
Gwynne Dyer
Franklin Spinney
Susan Eisenhower
John S D Eisenhower
Karen Kwiatkowski
Wilton Sekzer
Charles Lewis
John Mccain
Richard Perle
William Solomon
Crew
Antonio Abreu
Roy Ackerman
Mohammad Al-ami
Prudence Arndt
Claudia Becker
Joe Beirne
Brian Buckley
Joe Caterini
Joe Caterini
Joseph Ciricione
Nora Colie
Nora Colie
Sam Cullman
Hayder Daffar
Cletus Dalglish-schommer
Joseph Digennaro
Ed Dooley
Anh Duong
Gwynne Dyer
John S D Eisenhower
Susan Eisenhower
Nick Frasert
Sue Jacobs
Eugene Jarecki
Eugene Jarecki
Nancy Kennedy
Will Knox
William Kristol
Karen Kwiatkowski
Joe Lawler
Tony Lee
Samara Levenstein
Charles Lewis
Chris Li
Rosalind Lichter
Adnan Malik
John Mccain
Alessandra Meyer
Alessandra Meyer
Peter Miller
Peter G. Miller
Robert Miller
Rodney Mitchell
Ben Murray
Benjamin Murray
Richard Perle
Mary-jane Robinson
Paul Rusnack
Paul Rusnak
Etienne Sauret
Etienne Sauret
Wilton Sekzer
Susannah Shipman
Melinda Shopsin
Colin Skinner
William Solomon
Franklin Spinney
Gore Vidal
May Ying Welsh
May Ying Welsh
Brett Wiley
Foster Wiley
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary Feature at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival.
Released in United States Winter January 20, 2006
Released in United States on Video June 27, 2006
Released in United States January 2005
Released in United States Winter January 20, 2006
Released in United States on Video June 27, 2006
Released in United States January 2005 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Documentary Competition) January 20-30, 2005.)
