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Unwarranted Influence

Unwarranted Influence

2014•11m
Documentary

An intense examination of the military industrial complex, from President Eisenhower to the modern day.

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Production

Assembly Line Entertainment

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Lawrence Wilkerson

Lawrence Wilkerson

Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson

George H. W. Bush

George H. W. Bush

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Dick Cheney

Dick Cheney

John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

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