
They Shall Not Grow Old(2018)
A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of Armistice Day, and the end of the war.

“Never believe anything until it is officially denied”
Set both in Latin America and the United States, the film explores the historic and current relationship of Washington with countries such as Venezuela, Bolivia and Chile. Pilger says that the film "...tells a universal story... analysing and revealing, through vivid testimony, the story of great power behind its venerable myths. It allows us to understand the true nature of the so-called "war on terror". According to Pilger, the film’s message is that the greed and power of empire is not invincible and that people power is always the "seed beneath the snow".

John Pilger
Self

Hugo Chávez
Self

Philip Agee
Self

Jacobo Árbenz
Self - President of Guatemala (archive footage)

Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage)

Henry Kissinger
Self (archive footage)

E. Howard Hunt
Self (archive footage)

Ari Fleischer
Self (archive footage)

Allen Dulles
Self (archive footage)

Fidel Castro
Self (archive footage)
The War on Democracy is a history, documentary, war film released in 2007. Directed by Sean Crotty, it stars John Pilger, Hugo Chávez, Philip Agee. Set both in Latin America and the United States, the film explores the historic and current relationship of Washington with countries such as Venezuela, Bolivia and Chile. Pilger says that the film "...tells a universal story... analysing and revealing, through vivid testimony, the story of great power behind its venerable myths. It allows us to understand the true nature of the so-called "war on terror". According to Pilger, the film’s message is that the greed and power of empire is not invincible and that people power is always the "seed beneath the snow".
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