Rent John Pilger: Documentaries That Changed the World (2006)
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Released on video for the first time and personally chosen by John Pilger, this set brings together twelve of the acclaimed Australian film-maker and journalist's most hard-hitting and inspirational films. Recipient of multiple awards, including the UN Media Peace Prize, John Pilger is a world-renowned journalist, author and respected factual film-maker, who began his career in his native Australia, before moving to London. Drawing extensively on eye-witness testimony, Pilger has been a foreign correspondent and a front-line war reporter since 1967 and in the UK he is a regular contributor to a wide range of international broadcast and print media including the New Statesman, ITV, The Guardian and American and European newspapers. A passionate and rare critic of foreign military and economic ventures by Western governments, Pilger has been described as unique on British television. His work makes uneasy viewing as he uncovers shocking truths about the political forces that manifest themselves worldwide; forces that many turn a blind eye to. Leaving no stone unturned he treads where many journalists fear to go.
Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia (1979)
The shocking state of Cambodia after Pol Pot's murderous regime.
Nicaragua: A Nation's Right to Survive (1983)
How can a country survive when its jungle borders hold 4000 hostile troops?
Burp! Pepsi v. Coke in the Ice-Cold War (1984)
A look at the worldwide struggle for soft drink supremacy.
Flying the Flag: Arming the World (1994)
An investigation of the world of international arms dealing.
Vietnam: The Quiet Mutiny (1970)
The incredible account of the break-up of the US military in Vietnam.
Death of a Nation: The Timor Conspiracy (1994)
An exploration of the situation in East Timor - a country ruled by bloodshed and fear.
Inside Burma: Land of Fear (1996)
An undercover investigation of slave labour in Burma.
Welcome to Australia (1999)
An examination of the exclusion of Australia's Aborigines.
Paying the Price: Killing the Children of Iraq (2000)
An analysis of the effect of economic sanctions on Iraq.
Palestine Is Still the Issue (2003)
An assessment of the problems endemic to the West Bank and Gaza.
Breaking the Silence: Truth and Lies in the War on Terror (2003)
An inquiry into the "war on terror" and its affects on 'liberated' countries.
Stealing a Nation (2004)
The scandalous story of the expulsion of the Chagos Islanders.
John Pilger at the Guardian Hay Festival (2006)- Actors:
- John Pilger, Felicity Arbuthnot, Dennis Halliday, Jinan Ghalib Hussein, Scott Ritter, Doug Rokke, James Rubin, Karol Sikora, Peter van Walsum, Hans von Sponeck, Alan Clark, James Dunn, Gareth Evans, Abel Guterres, José Ramos Horta, C. Philip Liechty, Konis Santana, Shirley Shackleton, Mário Soares, Sir Alan Thomas
- Directors:
- David Munro, Steve Connelly, John Pilger, Alan Lowery, Sean Crotty, Tony Stark, Charles Denton
- Producers:
- David Munro, Chris Martin, Alan Lowery, John Pilger, Charles Denton, Nicholas Claxton
- Narrated By:
- John Pilger
- Writers:
- John Pilger
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- Genres:
- British TV, TV Documentaries
