The U.S. vs. John Lennon
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
David Leaf
G Gordon Liddy
Leon Wildes
Angela Davis
John Dean
Stuart Albert
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Before Iraq, before the Bush Administration, before the Dixie Chicks, Bruce Springsteen, and Pearl Jam there was John Lennon, the celebrated musical artist who used his fame and his fortune to protest the Vietnam War and advocate for world peace. 1966-1976 was one of the most fractious periods of American history, dominated by the Vietnam War; the rise of antiwar, civil rights, New Left and other political movements challenging the status quo; the Nixon presidency; revelations of government deception, surveillance and harassment; and Watergate. A large and diverse array of the era's notable figures, men and women, bear immediate and authoritative witness to specific events as well as to the prevailing climate. Among them: African-American political activists Angela Davis and Bobby Seale; journalists Carl Bernstein and Walter Cronkite; Nixon Administration officials G. Gordon Liddy and John Dean; Vietnam veteran and antiwar activist Ron Kovic; the eminent American historian/novelist Gore Vidal; former New York Governor Mario Cuomo; and three-term Senator and Democratic Presidential candidate George McGovern. Tracing Lennon's metamorphosis from lovable "Moptop" to anti-war activist to inspirational icon, the true story of how and why the U.S. government tried to silence him is revealed.
Cast
G Gordon Liddy
Leon Wildes
Angela Davis
John Dean
Stuart Albert
Jon Weiner
Yoko Ono
Walter Cronkite
David Fenton
Mario Cuomo
Christopher Charlesworth
Paul Krassner
Bobby Seale
John Ryan
Joe Treen
Felix Dennis
Gore Vidal
John Sinclair
Noam Chomsky
Tom Smothers
M Wesley Swearingen
Tariq Alibai
Geraldo Rivera
Elliot Mintz
Bob Gruen
David Peel
George Mcgovern
Ron Kovic
Robin Blackburn
Carl Bernstein
Crew
Brad Abramson
Loretta Antonell
Robert Bader
Lisa Baro
Erek Barsczewski
The Beatles
Kevin Beggs
Tom Bergin
Jan Bridge
Bryan Carmouche
Terry Castagnola
Terri Dipaolo
Russell Edwards
Jeanne Fay
Kathryn Miles Fenton
Jonathan Flom
Geoff Gans
Matt Gruber
Michael Hirschorn
Tricia Holloway
Debra Holtsclaw
Aaron Kent
Chris Knell
Eric Kulberg
Karen Lapidus
Lauren Lazin
David Leaf
David Leaf
John Lennon
John Lennon
Regan Letourneau
Steve Ligerman
May Lugemwa
May Lugemwa
Peter S Lynch
Peter S Lynch
Peter S Lynch
Stephanie Masarsky-sloves
James Mathers
Noah Mathers
Paul Mccartney
Jim Mcdonnell
Kim Mendoza
Richard Mendoza
Nicolas Meyer
John Nash
Erik Nelson
Yoko Ono
Yoko Ono
Tom Ortenberg
John Paige
Marcus Pardo
Polly Pettit
John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band
Matthew Pleydell-bouverie
Matthew Pleydell-bouverie
Michelle Pullman
David H Rogers
Kathryn Rosenberg
Steven Rothenberg
Fred Salkind
John Scheinfeld
John Scheinfeld
Phil Spector
Sandra Stern
Rob Stevens
David Stryker
Orlando Stuart
Anna Toonk
Jon Van Wye
Jon Wiener
Jennifer Wobito
Arlene Colbert Wszalek
Steve Yeung
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall September 15, 2006
Released in United States on Video February 13, 2007
Released in United States 2006
Released in United States September 2006
Shown at London Film Festival (Film on the Square) October 18-November 2, 2006.
Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Horizons) August 30-September 9, 2006.
Yoko Ono agreed to cooperate and support the production of the project.
Lions Gate plans to release the film in conjunction with the 30th anniversary of John Lennon being granted "Permanent Residency" in the United States.
Released in United States Fall September 15, 2006 (NY, LA)
Released in United States on Video February 13, 2007
Released in United States 2006 (Shown at London Film Festival (Film on the Square) October 18-November 2, 2006.)
Released in United States 2006 (Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Horizons) August 30-September 9, 2006.)
Released in United States September 2006 (Shown at Telluride Film Festival September 1-4, 2006.)
