Death of a President (2006) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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An unknown gunman assassinates George W. Bush. A couple of years later, an investigative documentary is made. It features all the people involved that fateful day: the protestors outside a Chicago hotel; the suspects in the shooting and their families; the Secret Service men who failed to protect th

Cast & Crew

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Gabriel Range

Hend Ayoub

Brian Boland

Becky Ann Baker

Michael Reilly Burke

M Neko Parham

Film Details

Also Known As

D.O.A.P.

MPAA Rating

Genre

Crime

Drama

Foreign

Political

Release Date

2006

Production Company

Film4 Productions; Indie Circle; Wild Bunch

Distribution Company

MAPLE PICTURES CORPORATION/NEWMARKET FILMS; A-Film Distribution; Alta Films; Channel 4; CinTart; Entertainment One; Entertainment One Films Australia Pty, Ltd.; Frenetic Films; Haut Et Court; Hoyts Distribution; Impacto Cine; Lionsgate; Lucky Red; Maple Pictures Corporation; Maple Pictures Corporation; Newmarket Films; Noble Entertainment (Sweden); Prime Pr Inc.; Quality Films; Sena; Tour De Force (Tdf); ZON Lusomundo (now part of NOS Audiovisuals)

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 33m

Synopsis

An unknown gunman assassinates George W. Bush. A couple of years later, an investigative documentary is made. It features all the people involved that fateful day: the protestors outside a Chicago hotel; the suspects in the shooting and their families; the Secret Service men who failed to protect their charge; the press; and an array of experts, desperately seeking meaning in this horrible act of violence. We learn, agonizingly, what happened to America after the death of a president.

Director

Gabriel Range

Cast

Hend Ayoub

Brian Boland

Becky Ann Baker

Michael Reilly Burke

M Neko Parham

Seena Jon

Robert Mangiardi

Jay Patterson

Chavez Ravine

Christian Stolte

James Urbaniak

Jay Whittaker

Dawn Newton

Patrick Clear

Malik Bader

Tony Dale

Crew

Gary N Baugh

Production Designer

Steve Bergson

Peter Carlton

Executive Producer

Simon Finch

Simon Finch

Ed Guiney

Robin Gutch

Richard Harvey

Rob Harvey

Visual Effects Supervisor

Liza Marshall

Executive Producer

Eileen Mccahill

Costume Supervisor

Donall Mccusker

Heather Pollack

Script Supervisor

Gabriel Range

Gabriel Range

Alex Riordan

Michael Shea

Assistant Director

Claire Simon

Graham Smith

Director Of Photography

Brand Thumim

Cindy Tolan

Christina Varotsis

Film Details

Also Known As

D.O.A.P.

MPAA Rating

Genre

Crime

Drama

Foreign

Political

Release Date

2006

Production Company

Film4 Productions; Indie Circle; Wild Bunch

Distribution Company

MAPLE PICTURES CORPORATION/NEWMARKET FILMS; A-Film Distribution; Alta Films; Channel 4; CinTart; Entertainment One; Entertainment One Films Australia Pty, Ltd.; Frenetic Films; Haut Et Court; Hoyts Distribution; Impacto Cine; Lionsgate; Lucky Red; Maple Pictures Corporation; Maple Pictures Corporation; Newmarket Films; Noble Entertainment (Sweden); Prime Pr Inc.; Quality Films; Sena; Tour De Force (Tdf); ZON Lusomundo (now part of NOS Audiovisuals)

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 33m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the FIPRESCI Prize award at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival.

Released in United States Fall October 27, 2006

Released in United States on Video April 3, 2007

Newmarket acquired distribution rights at the 2006 Toronto Film Festival for a reported sum of $1,000,000.

Released in United States Fall October 27, 2006

Released in United States on Video April 3, 2007

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