The U.S. vs. John Lennon
“Musician. Humanitarian. National Threat.”
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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Cast
28 people
John Lennon
Self (archive footage)
Known for
A Hard Day's Night
Help!
Yoko Ono
Self
Known for
Silver Spoon
Stew Albert
Self
Tariq Ali
Self
Also in
Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear & the Selling of American Empire
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Carl Bernstein
Self
Also in
Endangered
Robin Blackburn
Self
Chris Charlesworth
Self
Noam Chomsky
Self
Known for
America: Imagine the World Without Her
Mario Cuomo
Self
Also in
The American President
SportsCentury
Angela Davis
Self
Also in
MAJOR!
World in Action
Felix Dennis
Self
David Fenton
Self
David Leaf Director · John Scheinfeld Director James Mathers Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $1.4M · United States release September 15, 2006 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,408,065
Production
Authorized Pictures
Production
Lionsgate
Production · Studio
VH1 Rock Docs
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Italy · August 31, 2006
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
United States · September 15, 2006
Theatrical
France
April 16, 2008 · Theatrical
Ireland
December 8, 2006 · Digital
Italy
June 1, 2007 · Theatrical
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