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Wormwood

Wormwood

20176.94h 16m

Overview

In this genre-bending tale, Errol Morris explores the mysterious death of a U.S. scientist entangled in a secret Cold War program known as MK-Ultra.

Directed by Errol Morris
Written by Steven Hathaway, Molly Rokosz
Produced by Sean Fogel, Julie Ahlberg
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Top Cast

Peter Sarsgaard

Peter Sarsgaard

Frank Olson

Molly Parker

Molly Parker

Alice Olson

Christian Camargo

Christian Camargo

Dr. Robert Lashbrook

Scott Shepherd

Scott Shepherd

Vincent Ruwet

Tim Blake Nelson

Tim Blake Nelson

Sidney Gottlieb

Michael Chernus

Michael Chernus

Mal

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Jack Doke

Young Eric Olson

David Kairys

David Kairys

Jimmi Simpson

Jimmi Simpson

CIA Agent

Stephen DeRosa

Stephen DeRosa

Themes & Keywords

biography

About Wormwood

Wormwood is a documentary, drama film released in 2017 exploring themes of biography. Directed by Errol Morris, it stars Peter Sarsgaard, Molly Parker, Christian Camargo. In this genre-bending tale, Errol Morris explores the mysterious death of a U.S. scientist entangled in a secret Cold War program known as MK-Ultra.

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