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Unlikely Weapon, An
Documentary
Biography, History, Military
2009
Cast:
Narrated by Kiefer Sutherland. Interviews with: Eddie Adams, Tom Brokaw, Peter Jennings, Gordon Parks
Additional Info:
Official selection at Docuweek. Won the Avignon Film Festival Award.
Synopsis:
Eddie Adams photographed 13 wars, 6 American Presidents, and every major film star of the last 50 years. History would be changed through his lens. But the person Eddie found hardest to impress was himself. In 1968, in 1/500th of a second Eddie Adams photographed a Saigon police chief, General Nygoc Loan, shooting a Vietcong guerilla point blank. Some say that photograph ended the Vietnam War. The photo brought Eddie fame and a Pulitzer, but Eddie was haunted by the man he had vilified. He would say, 'Two lives were destroyed that day, the victim's and the general.'
85 min
35mm
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Winner Audience Award Santa Cruz Film Festival 2009
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Winner HBO Producer Award Savannah Film Festival 2009 |
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Official Selection Glascow Film Festival 2008
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Official Selection Nashville Film Festival 2009
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Official Selection British Film Festival 2009
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Official Selection Docuweek Int’l Documentary Association
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Winner Avignon Film Festival 2008
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Winner Ft. Lauderdale Int’l Film Festival 2008
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Official Selection Palm Springs Int’l Film Festival 2008
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Winner Ojai Int’l Film Festival 2008
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Winner South Africa Int’l Film Festival 2008
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Winner Paso Robles Film Festival 2008
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Winner Santa Fe Int’l Film Festival 2008
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