The U.S. vs. John Lennon
Directed by	David Leaf John Scheinfeld II
Produced by	Sandra Stern Kevin Beggs Tom Ortenberg
Written by	David Leaf John Scheinfeld II
Starring	Tariq Ali Walter Cronkite Mario Cuomo Angela Davis John Lennon G. Gordon Liddy George McGovern Richard Nixon Yoko Ono Geraldo Rivera Bobby Seale Gore Vidal
Music by	John Lennon
Cinematography	James Mathers III
Editing by	Peter S. Lynch II
Distributed by	Lions Gate Films
Release date(s)	15 September 2006
Running time	99 min.
Language	English
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The U.S. vs. John Lennon is a 2006 documentary film about British musician John Lennon's transformation from a member of The Beatles to a rallying anti-war activist striving for world peace during the late 1960s and early 1970s. The film also details the attempts by the United States government under President Richard Nixon to silence him. The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival and its North American premiere at the Toronto Film Festival. It was released in New York City and Los Angeles, California on 15 September 2006, and had a nationwide release on 29 September. A soundtrack composed of John Lennon tracks was released by Capitol Records and EMI on 26 September 2006. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. ... Mario Matthew Cuomo (born June 15, 1932) served as the Governor of New York from 1983 to 1995. ... 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The film is distributed by Lions Gate Films, which also distributed Michael Moore's 2004 film Fahrenheit 9/11. It makes extensive use of archival footage of Yoko and John, and includes a famously hard-hitting interview conducted by anti-war reporter Gloria Emerson. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Michael Francis Moore (born April 23, 1954) is an American political-activist, a film director, author, social commentator, and political humorist. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fahrenheit 9/11 is an award-winning documentary film by American filmmaker Michael Moore, which had a general release in the United States and Canada on June 25, 2004. ... Gloria Emerson (born 1929 in New York City; died August 4, 2004 in New York City) was an American author, journalist and New York Times war correspondent, who won a National Book Award for her book about the Vietnam War, Winners and Losers. ...

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• The U.S. vs. John Lennon - U.S. official website
• The U.S. vs. John Lennon - UK official website
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