Live from Baghdad (2002) (TV)

Réalisateur:

Mick Jackson

Scénaristes (WGA):

Robert Wiener (book)
Robert Wiener (teleplay) ...

Date de sortie:

7 décembre 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Drame | Guerre

Accroche:

The Gulf War, 1991. No story is worth dying for - but this was the story of a lifetime.

Intrigue:

A group of CNN reporters wrestle with journalistic ethics and the life-and-death perils of reporting during the Gulf War.

Plot Keywords:

Cnn | Gulf War | Baghdad | Iraq | Saddam Hussein

Récompenses:

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 7 wins & 13 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Stunning reminder of the days when CNN was a news network

Ensemble

Michael Keaton	...	Robert Wiener
Helena Bonham Carter	...	Ingrid Formanek
Joshua Leonard	...	Mark Biello
Lili Taylor	...	Judy Parker
David Suchet	...	Naji Al-Hadithi
Bruce McGill	...	Peter Arnett
Michael Murphy	...	Tom Johnson
Paul Guilfoyle	...	Ed Turner
Hamish Linklater	...	Richard Roth
Michael Cudlitz	...	Tom Murphy
Robert Wisdom	...	Bernard Shaw
Pamela Sinha	...	Fatima (as Pamela Sinna)
Clark Gregg	...	Eason Jordan
Matt Keeslar	...	Nic Robertson
Kurt Fuller	...	Inky

Durée:

110 min | USA:108 min | Argentina:107 min | Spain:104 min (DVD edition)

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Son:

Dolby Digital

Classification:

Iceland:LH | South Korea:12 | Spain:18 | Australia:M | Finland:K-11 | USA:Unrated | Argentina:13 | Singapore:PG

Lieux de tournage:

Culver Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Société:

HBO Films

Anecdotes:

The movie being shown in the theater when Iraq invades is Tremors (1990).

Goofs:

Anachronismes: When the team arrives at Iraqi T.V. for their first broadcast and see the "archaic" broadcasting equipment, Mark exclaims, "Jihad! My grandfather used to have stuff like this in his basement." Judy jokingly responds, "Yeah, back in the 80's before you were born?" This is a funny joke to us in the new millennium. At the time of the Gulf War, however, the "80's" were really just a few months before, so this joke is inappropriately placed.

Guillemet:

Ingrid Formanek: Say this- "La tapar, ana Sahaffi".
Robert Wiener: La tapar, ana Sahaffi.
Ingrid Formanek: Pretty good.
Robert Wiener: What does it mean?
Ingrid Formanek: "Don't shoot, I'm a journalist".

Connexions De Film:

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Stunning reminder of the days when CNN was a news network

Outstanding HBO movie charting the coming of age of CNN during the opening days of the Gulf War, as producers Robert Wiener (Michael Keaton) and Ingrid Formaneck (Helena Bonham Carter) doggedly walk a tightrope between reporting the facts as they see them and keeping the Iraqi authorities from expelling them. Excellent supporting cast, in particular David Suchet as Naji Al-Hadithi, the Iraqi information minister and Bruce McGill (dodgy accent notwithstanding) as Peter Arnett. Mick Jackson's best work since A Very British Coup (1988) and hopefully the catalyst to re-energise Michael Keaton's career. In short, the finest film of it's kind since Under Fire (1983) and a wake-up call to CNN to get back to real reporting and cease its current pathetic spiral into celebrity-obsessed 24 hour chat-show oblivion.