The Selling of the Pentagon (movie)

The Selling of the Pentagon (movie)

  • Production country: United States of America
  • Producer: Peter Davis
  • Production companies: CBS Productions
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release date: 2/23/1971
  • Run time: 60 min.

Movie description

The Selling of the Pentagon, was an important documentary aired in primetime on CBS on 23 February 1971. The aim of this film, produced by Peter Davis, was to examine the increasing utilization and cost to the taxpayers of public relations activities by the military-industrial complex in order to shape public opinion in favor of the military.

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Roger Mudd

Roger Mudd

Role(s): Narrator

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Robert Stack

Robert Stack

Role(s): Self (archive footage)

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John Wayne

John Wayne

Role(s): Self (archive footage)

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Jack Webb

Jack Webb

Role(s): Self (archive footage)

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